On Thursday, July 1, 2010, the House Education and Labor Committee will examine the “Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act,” bipartisan legislation to improve the nutritional quality of meals in schools and child care settings introduced earlier this month. The bill would dramatically expand access for millions of children to healthy meals year-round in schools, child care, and community based settings and for the first time, establish nutrition standards for foods sold outside of the cafeteria.
Currently, over 32 million children rely on the federal child nutrition programs.
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Currently, over 32 million children rely on the federal child nutrition programs.
Witnesses:
- PANEL I:
- The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack » Secretary of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C.
- PANEL II:
- Tom Colicchio » Chef and Restaurateur New York, NY
- Major General Paul D. Monroe, U.S. Army (Ret.) » Executive Advisory Council Mission: Readiness Berkeley, CA
- Dr. Eduardo J. Sanchez » Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Richardson, TX
- James D. Weill » President Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) Washington, D.C.
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Robert Rector »
Senior Research Fellow
Welfare and Family Issues The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC
Related materials:
"Television viewing, fast-food consumption, and children's obesity," Hung-Hao Chang, Rodolofo M. Nayga, Jr., Contemporary Economic Policy, July 2009.
"A Crisis in the Marketplace: How Food Marketing Contributes to Childhood Obesity and What Can Be Done," Jennifer L. Harris, Jennifer L. Pomeranz, Tim Lobstein, and Kelly D. Brownell, Annual Review of Public Health, 2009.30:211-25.
"Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Childhood Obesity," Shin-Yi Chou, Inas Rashad, and Michael Grossman, Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 51, November 2008, pp.599-618.
"Television viewing, fast-food consumption, and children's obesity," Hung-Hao Chang, Rodolofo M. Nayga, Jr., Contemporary Economic Policy, July 2009.
"A Crisis in the Marketplace: How Food Marketing Contributes to Childhood Obesity and What Can Be Done," Jennifer L. Harris, Jennifer L. Pomeranz, Tim Lobstein, and Kelly D. Brownell, Annual Review of Public Health, 2009.30:211-25.
"Fast-Food Restaurant Advertising on Television and Its Influence on Childhood Obesity," Shin-Yi Chou, Inas Rashad, and Michael Grossman, Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 51, November 2008, pp.599-618.
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