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The government is releasing new nutrition standards for school meals. This is going to be a dramatic change. The changes are designed to improve the health of nearly 32 million children who eat lunch at school every day. First lady Michelle Obama is making sure that we establish a healthier food program at school for fall this year. One of the top issues is making sure that each student has at least one cup of vegetables and fruits. Overall, kids consume about 30% to 50% of their calories while at school and establish maximum calories and sodium limits for meal. This requires that foods that are served contain no Trans fat and limits for calories.

Note: This recipe is especially for kids with lactose intolerance, who need to limit or avoid dairy products.  This recipe comes from Kidshealth.org.
minorityhealth.hhs.gov-Scientists still don't know what causes birth defects such as cleft lip and palate but Fernando Burstein, M.D., medical director at the Center for Craniofacial Disorders, Children's Healthcare in Atlanta, said the prevailing amount of evidence points to genetic as well as environmental factors.

Lungusa.org-In every community, lung cancer cases, because they are so deadly and so preventable, are a tragedy. But in African American communities the tragic toll is especially high. African Americans have a higher occurrence of lung cancerthan any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S. Black men are 37 percent more likelyto get lung cancer than white men. For black women, the occurrence of lung cancer is roughly equal to that of white women.

Bio-Medicine.org-Hispanics are the focus of a campaign to promote foot care among people with diabetes, says the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
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