Healthy Living Habits In Alberta’s Schools Supported By $20 Million Gift
Improved nutritional habits, increased physical activity levels and a reduction in obesity levels among children from APPLE Schools persuaded University of Alberta alumnus to give again The University of Alberta is expanding a program aimed at reversing poor health trends among Alberta children, thanks to a $20 million gift from a U of A alumnus…
May 13, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: activity-levels, aimed-at-reversing, alberta, among-children, apple, diet, health-trends, reversing-poor, schools, university
Choosing Between High-Fat And Healthier Snacks: Warning Labels Better Than A Fat Tax
Warning labels on junk food would be more effective than a “fat” tax for deterring overweight people from making unhealthy purchases, a new University of Alberta study has found…
April 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alberta, deterring-overweight, diet, junk-food, labels-on-junk, making-unhealthy, more-effective, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldiets, university