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In New Zealand, the Ministry of Health is releasing a food and beverage classification system that the Green Party endorses. The classification system, described more fully here in its initial release, is in place to help schools make better nutritional choices for students. Yet fizzy drinks are somehow considered “sometimes” rather than “occasional” foods. Perhaps New Zealand has looser guidelines than I do? Of course ketchup was (is?!! I suppose it’s better for my morale if I don’t look that up) considered a vegetable in school cafeterias here in the States.
According to researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, many otherwise healthy children have low vitamin D levels. Most children’s primary source of vitamin D comes from fortified milk, but exposure to sunshine is the best way to increase vitamin D. Low levels of vitamin D can lead to muscle weakness, defective bone mineralization and rickets. Obesity has also been linked to low levels of vitamin D, which makes perfect sense to me. Kids who don’t get outside much have a tendency to put on weight. Exposure to sunshine increases vitamin D. Hmmm. Sounds like a relatively easy problem to fix.
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July 17th, 2007 at 8:21 am
I always wanted to go outside as a kid but was concerned about premature wrinkling. Yes I got fat, but on the flip side I do very few wrinkles.
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:17 pm
My momma just last month bought me a big bottle of Vitamin D pills because there’s also an unexplained link between Multiple Sclerosis and low vitamin D levels.