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 | | - More children have eating disorders, experts say
Eating disorders among children are increasing, and even grade-school children worry about being too fat, experts say. Many children do not realize their restrictive habits are a problem, and some use them as a way to gain control in their lives. Dietitian Page Love says eating disorders are one way children communicate to others that they are struggling in their lives and need help. CNN (8/22)        |  | Fly a lot? Earn 3X rewards points on airline purchases with The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN. Designed to earn Membership Rewards® points faster:
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  | | - All food is OK in a healthy lifestyle, Wegmans dietitian says
Jane Andrews, a registered dietitian at Wegmans Food Markets, said high-fructose corn syrup is safe but provides no nutrition besides calories. "Nutritionally, it is no better or worse than any other added sugar," Andrews said. "The problem comes when people eat too much sugar overall -- either displacing healthier food or causing weight gain." Progressive Grocer (8/21) - Is this lettuce an oasis in the food desert?
 In an old warehouse in an industrial part of Denver, VertiFresh owner William Sears and his team are working with hydroponic technology to grow acres of lettuce year-round in repurposed 20-foot shipping containers. The company, which this week announced its first big contract with salad chain MAD Greens, sees such "farmplexes" as the way to restore cities and return to local ways of growing our food. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Food & Beverage (8/17) - Lower diabetes risk is seen in weight-loss-surgery patients
The annual risk of type 2 diabetes onset over a 15-year duration was 1 in 150 for obese patients who underwent weight-loss surgery, compared with 1 in 35 for those who did not opt for the procedure, a Swedish study in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed. The findings demonstrate that weight-loss surgery may help delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes in obese patients, researchers said. Reuters (8/22) - Study: 30 minutes of exercise is just as good as 1 hour
A study in the American Journal of Physiology showed that men who vigorously exercised for 30 minutes per day lost an average of 8 pounds over three months, while those who had a one-hour training period lost 6 pounds. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen wrote that "exercising for a whole hour instead of a half does not provide any additional loss in either body weight or fat." The Telegraph (London) (8/23) | Institutional Foodservice | | - Mich. hospital menus get a healthy makeover
St. Joseph Mercy hospitals in Ann Arbor and Livingston, Mich., are giving patient menus a healthy makeover and have set a goal of using 20% locally grown ingredients by 2020. Along with serving made-to-order meals, the hospitals have removed fryers, lowered sodium levels in foods, switched to meats free of hormones and antibiotics, added vegan and vegetarian options, and created 200-calorie desserts. AnnArbor.com (Mich.) (8/22) - USDA touts healthier meals at a Minn. school
Audrey Rowe, administrator of the USDA's Food & Nutrition Service, visited a school in Minnesota this week to speak with students and parents about new federal guidelines for school meals. Rowe quizzed students and challenged those who typically bring their lunch to try what the school offers. She said she expects students will adjust to and embrace the menu changes by the end of the school year. Duluth News Tribune (Minn.) (8/22) - Gnocchi with squash and sweet corn
This fast and filling dish makes the most of seasonal summer produce. The Kitchn  | There is so much emphasis on obesity that there's a danger that we are going to produce a lot of anxieties in kids around weight."
--Psychologist Dina Zeckhausen of the Eating Disorder Information Network,
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