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Browsing by Author "Mary Story"

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    Fad diets
    (2007-04-27) Finnegan, John; Mary Story
    Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. It’s National Nutrition Month and this year’s theme is “Be 100% fad free.” But what is a fad diet? We asked Mary Story, a University of Minnesota epidemiologist.
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    Industry marketing junk food to kids
    (2011-06-06) Engebretson, Mark; Mary Story
    Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. Rates of childhood obesity have tripled over the last 30 years, with one-third of American children currently overweight or obese. Many factors contribute to this problem. But a key one is the way in which industry markets junk food to children. Nutrition expert Mary Story, a professor at the University of Minnesota, says that the food and beverage industry spends $2 billion a year marketing foods to children.
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    National School Lunch legislaton
    (2010-05-06) Finnegan, John; Mary Story
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    The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would provide $4.5 billion in new child nutrition program funding over 10 years.
    (2010-04-30) Finnegan, John; Mary Story
    Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would provide $4.5 billion in new child nutrition program funding over 10 years. The aim of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is to improve school lunches by providing more funding for more nutritious foods and by mandating higher nutrition standards.Professor Mary Story, a nutrition expert from the University of Minnesota, has more. Story says this bill would provide needed investment in the fight against childhood obesity. With another Public Health Moment, I’m John Finnegan.