Children’s diet unaffected by fall in household income, study says
Changes in a family’s income do not affect the healthiness of their children’s diet, according to a new report. Researchers found that a drop in family income does not trigger a decrease in the amount of fruit and vegetables their children eat. The finding challenges the idea that the healthiness of a diet is directly linked to income levels.
February 14, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: children, directly-linked, does-not, family-income, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, the-healthiness, their-children
‘Traffic-light’ labeling more effective than the standard nutritional labeling available on packaged products
A simple, color-coded system for labeling food items in a hospital cafeteria appears to have increased customer’s attention to the healthiness of their food choices, along with encouraging purchases of the most healthy items…
October 21, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: food, healthiness, labeling-food, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, the-healthiness, their-food
