Healthier Diets Possible in Low-Income, Rural Communities
In the United States, children don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Instead, their diets typically include excessive amounts of sugars and solid fats, counter to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendations, increasing the risk of obesity and diabetes. A team of investigators implemented a two-year intervention study in low-income, rural areas where a disproportionately higher risk of overweight and obesity habits among children persists
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Healthier Diets Possible in Low-Income, Rural Communities
October 11, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, diets, eat-enough, more-fruits, nutrition, nutritional counseling, their-diets, united, united-states
