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This is the voa special english health report.

Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals. A study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of the day calories eaten by children. And those extra calories could help explain the rise in overweight children in the United States.

The study was done at the university of north Carolina at Chapo Hill. The researchers study the diet of 31 thousand children ages 2 to 18 over a 30 year pirod.

They found that snacking has increased since the 1970s, and what kinds of snacks have increass the most? Salty, high fat foods like chips. The study also found greater snacking on cake, cookies, and other treats that passed generations might of saved for after dinner.

The study is in the journal Health of Fears. Nutrition professor Berry Pubcan was the lead investigator. He says parents should limit snacks to one a day for childred age six and older. He also advices parents and caregivers to provide healthy snacks, like fruits and vegitables.

Professor Pubcan says American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example, schools may have vending machines that offer what many people would consider junk food.

There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugery drinks. Ealier this month, Coca Cola said it would stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents requsted them. Its competitors Pepsi just announced that they would stop sells sugered drinks to shools world wide.

America's top public health officer wants to see more changes like this. Surgeon general Rigina Benjaman recently spoke to law makers about making health foods more available. “This growing consists, we as a nation need to recreat XX and an environment with the healty choices, are the easy choices, and affortable choices.”

Agriculture secreray Tom Milsak who has talk about his own childhood strugles with weight, agrees about the need. “We need to do much better job making sure that XX machines is very consistant. We think that the time has come for standards. ”

First lady Micheal Obama is leading a campaign to fight childhood obesity. Public care officials reported in January that 70% of American children are severely overwight.

And that's the voa sepecial report, writen by Caty Weaver. For more health news and to common our stories, visit us at VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH.COM. I'm Steve Ember.

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This is VOA Special English Health report.

Reserchers say American children now eat an average of 3 snacks a day between meals.A study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by children, and those extra calories could help explain the raise in overweight children in the United States.

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Nutrition professor Bary Popgan was the lead  inverstigetor. He says parents should limit snacks to one a day for children age 6 and older, he also advises parents and caregivers to provide healthy snacks like foods and vegetables. Pofessor Popgan says American schools also need to improve their nutrition.For example, schools may have vending machines that offer what many people would consider junk food. there has * push for schools to offer more health food, snacks and lunch choices, and fewer sugery drinks.

Earlier this month, CoCo Cola said it would stop selling sugery drinks in American school unless parents request them. it's competetor as Pepsico just anounce that they will stop sells of sugered drinks to schools worldwide.

American's top public health officer wants to see more changes like this. Soldier General R B recently spoke to a * maker about making healthy foods more avaluable  "this growing can senses that we as a nation need recreate our communicate and our enviorments with healthy choices, easy choices and affordable choices".

Agricuture Secretary Tom V who has talked about his own childhood struggles with weight agrees about the need."we need to do much better job making sure what's vending machine is very consistant, we think that the time is come, for standards..

First lady Michille Obama is leading a champion to fight childhood obscurity, public healthy officials reported in Jaunary that 17% of American children are severely overweight.

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report. Written by Kitty W , for more health news and to comment on our stories visit site VOA special english.com, i'm S V.


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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals.

A study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by children. And those extra calories could help explain the rise in overweight children in the United States.

The study was at University of North Carolina at Chaple Hill. The researchers studied the diets of 31,000 children aged two to eighteen over a 13-year period. They found that the snacking has increased since the 1970s. And what kinds of snacks have been increased the most, salty, high fat foods like chips?

They study also found greater snacking on cake, cookies and other treats that past generations might have saved for after dinner. The study is in the gernal healthy office.

Nutrition professor Barry Popgun was the lead investigator. She says parents should limit snacks to one of day for children aged six and older. He also advises parents and caregivers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables.

Professor Popgun says American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example schools may have vending machines that offer what many people would consider junk food. There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugary drinks.

Earlier this month Coca-Cola said it would stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents requested them. Its competitors that Pepsi just announced that they will stop sale of sugared drinks to schools worldwide. America’s top public health officer wants to see more changes like this.

Surgeon general Regina Benjamin recently spoke to law makers about making healthy foods more available.

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Agriculture secretary Tom Bilseck who has talked about his own childhood struggles with weight agrees about the need.

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First lady Michel Obama is leading a campaign to fight childhood obesity. Public healthy officials reported in January that 17 percent of American children are severely overweight.

And that’s the VOA Special English Health Report written by Caty Weaver. For more health news and to comment on our stories, visit us at voaspecialenglish.com. I’m Steve Ember.

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This the Voa Special English the Health Report.

Researchers say Americal children now eat an anverage of 3 snacks a day between a meals.A study founds those snacks added up to almost one third of all the daily calories eatten by children.And those extra calories could help explaining the overweight children in the United States.

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Researchers say American children now eat at an average of three snacks a day between meals. A study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by children. And those extra calories could help explain the rise in overweight children in the United States.

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And what kinds of snacks have increased the most? Salty high-fat foods like chips. The study also found a greater snacking on cake, cookies and other treats that past generations might have saved for after-dinner. The study is in the journal Health Affairs.

Nutrition Professor Barry Popkan was the lead investigator. He says parents should limit snacks to one a day for children age six and older. He also advises parents and caregivers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables.

Professor Popkan says American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example, schools may have vending machines that offer what many people would consider junk food. There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and launch choices and fewer sugary drinks.

Earlier this month, Coca Cola said it would stopped selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents requested them. Its competitor at Pepsi just announced that they will stop sales of sugary drinks to schools world-wide. America's top public health officer wants to see more changes like this.

Surgeon General Rigena Benjamin recently spoke to lawmakers about making healthy foods more available.

These growing consistence that we as a nation need to recreate our communities and our environments were the healthy choices or the easy choices and the affordable choices.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who has talked about his own childhood struggles with weight, agrees about the need.

We need to do a much better job making sure what in the vending machines is very consistent. We think the time has come for standards.

First Lady Michelle Obama is leading a campaign to fight childhood obesity. Public Health Officials reported in January that seventeen percent of American children are severely overweight.

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver. For more health news and to comment on our stories, visit us at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.



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This is the VOA special English health report.
Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals,study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by childen,and those extra calories could help explain the rise in overweight children in the United States,The study was done at the university of North Carolina at * heal.The researchers studied the diets of 31 thousand children ages two to eightteen over a 30 years period, they found that snacking has increased since the 1970s and what kinds of snacks having increased the most: salty high fat foods like chips, the study also found greater snacking on cake, cookies and other treats that past generation might have saved for after dinner,the study is in the journal Health Affires.Nutrition professor Berry Papgen was the lead investigate,he says parents should limit snacks to one a day for children age six and order,also advises parent and care givers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables,professor Papgen also said American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example , schools may have * machines that offer what many people would consider junk food, there has been a push for schools to offer more health force snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugary drinks.Earlier this month, Coca-cola said, it will stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents request that.Its competetors that Pepsi just announce they will stop sells of sugary drinks to schools world wide.America's top public health officer wants to see more changes like this.Surgen general Rejelor Benjormin recently spoke to a lot * about making healthy foods more available.
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This is the VOA special English health report.
Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals,study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by children,and those extra calories could help explain the rise in overweight children in the United States,The study was done at the university of North Carolina at * heal.The researchers studied the diets of 31 thousand children ages two to eighteen over a 30 years period, they found that snacking has increased since the 1970s and what kinds of snacks having increased the most: salty high fat foods like chips, the study also found greater snacking on cake, cookies and other treats that past generation might have saved for after dinner,the study is in the journal Health Affairs.Nutrition professor Berry Pap-gen was the lead investigate,he says parents should limit snacks to one a day for children age six and order,also advises parent and care givers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables,professor Pap-gen also said American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example , schools may have * machines that offer what many people would consider junk food, there has been a push for schools to offer more health force snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugary drinks.Earlier this month, Coca-cola said, it will stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents request that.Its competitors that Pepsi just announce they will stop sells of sugary drinks to schools world wide.America's top public health officer wants to see more changes like this.Surgen general Regaler
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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Researchers say American children now eat and average of three snacks a day between meals. A study found those snacks at up to almost one third of all the day calories eaten by children. And those extra calories could help explains the rise in overweight children in the United States.

The study was done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The researchers study the diet of the thirty-one thousand children ages two to eighteen over a thirty years period. They found that snacking has increased since the nineteen seventieth. And what kinds of the snacks have increased the most salty high fat foods like chips.

The study also found the greater snacking on cake, cookies and other chips that past generations might saved for after dinner. The study is in the journal Health Affairs.

Nutrition professor Barry Pupgen was the leader in investigator. He says parents should limits snacks to one of day for children age six and older. He also advises parents and care givers to provide healthy snacks like foods and vegetables. Professor Pupgen says American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example, schools may have wounding machines that offer what many people what consider junk food. There has been push for schools to offer more helpful snacks and lunch chances and fewer sugary drinks.

Earlier this month, CocaCola said it would stop selling sugary drinks in the American schools and less parents request them. It’s compared that Pepsi just announced that they would stop sells their sugar drinks to schools worldwide. American top public health officer wants to see more changes like this.

Surgent general Regina Bangeman recently spoke to a lawmakers about making health foods more available.

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And that’s the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Katy Weaver. For more health news and to comment on our stories visit us at voaspecialenglihs.com. I’m Steven Ember.

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals. A study found that those snacks add up to almost 1/3 of all the daily calories eaten by children. And those extra calories could help explain the rise in overweight children in the United States.

The study was done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The researchers studied the diets of 31,000 children ages two to eighteen over a thirty-year period. They found that snacking has increased since the 1970s.

And what kinds of snacks have increased the most? Salty, high-fat foods like chips. The study also found greater snacking on cake, cookies and other treats that past generations might have saved for after dinner. The study is in the journal Health Affairs.

Nutrition professor Barry Popkin was the lead investigator. He says parents should limit snacks to one a day for children age six and older.

He also advises parents and caregivers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables. Professor Popkin says American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example schools may have vending machines that offer what many people would consider junk food.

There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugary drinks.

Earlier this month, Coca Cola said it would stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents requested them. Its competitors at Pepsi just announced that they will stop sales of sugared drinks to schools worldwide.

America’s top public health officer wants to see more changes like this. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin recently spoke to lawmakers about making healthy foods more available.

There is a growing consensus that we, as a nation, need to recreate our communities and our environments where the healthy choices are the easy choices and the affordable choices.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack who has talked about his own childhood struggles with weight agrees about the need.

We need to do a much better job of making sure that what’s in those vending machines is very consistent. We think that the time has come for standards.

First Lady Michelle Obama is leading a campaign to fight childhood obesity. Public health officials reported in January that 17% of American children are severely overweight.

And that’s the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver. For more health news, and to comment on our stories, visit us at voaspecialenglish.com, I’m Steve Ember.

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Researchers say  American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals.A study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by children.And those extra calories could help explain the rise in overweight children in the United States.

The study was done at the University of North Carolina of Chapple Hill.The researchers study the diets of 31 thousand children ages 2 to 18  over  a 30-year period.They found that snacking has increased since the 1970s. And what kinds of snacks have increased the most? Salty high fat food like chips.The study also found greater snacking on cakes, cookies  and other treats that past generations might have saved for after dinner.The study is in the journal hell the fares.

Nutrition professor Barry Popken was the lead investigator.He says parents should limit  snacks to once a day for children aged six or older.He also advises parents and carekeepers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables.Professor Popken says that American schools also need to improve their nutrition.For example, schools may have vending machines that offer what many people would consider junk food.There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and launch choices and fewer sugary drinks.

Earlier this month, Coca Cola said  it would stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents requested them.Its competiors at Pepsi just announced that they will stop sales of sugared drinks to schools worldwide.America's top public health officer wants to see more changes like these.Surgen general Regina Bengimen recently spoke to lawmakers about making heathy foods more available.

It is growing consensus that we, as a nation need recreate our communities and our environments where the health choices are the easy choices and the affordable choices.Agriculture secretary Tom Billack who has talked about his own childhoods' struggles with weight agrees about the need.

We need to do a much better job making sure the ** vending machine is very consistent and we think it's the time to come for forstanllerds. First lady Michelle Obama is leading a campaign to fight childhood obesity.Public health officials reported in January that 17 percent of the American children are severely overweight.

And that's the VOA Special English written by Caty Weaver. For more health news and to comment our stories, visit us at voaspecialenglish.com. I am Steve Ember.

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This is the VOA special English health report. researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals. A study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by children. and those extra calories could help explain the rise in overweight children in the United States. The study was done at the university of North Carolina at chap hill. The researchers study the diet of 21,000 children ages 2 to 18 over a 13-year period. They found that snacking has increased since the 1970s. and what kinds of snacks have increased the most --- salty, high fat food like chips. The study also found greater snacking on cake, cookies and other treats that past generations might have saved for after dinner. The study is in the journal health affairs. Nutrition professor   was the lead investigator. He says parents should limit snacks to one a day for children age 6 and older. He also advises parents and the care givers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables. Professor says American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example mnay have   machines that offer what many people would consider junk food. There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugary drinks. earlier this month Coca Cola said it would stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents requested them. its competitors at Pepsi just annouced that they will stop sales of sugared drinks to schools worldwide. American's top public health officer wants to see more changes like this. surgeon general  recenlty spoke to law makers about making healthy foods more availabele. The growing consensus is that we as a nation need to recreate our communities and our environment where the healthy choies are the easy choices and the affordable choices. Agricultural Secretary Tom who has talked about his own childhood struggles with weight agrees about the need. We need to do a much better job, making sure within those machines is very consistent and we think that the time has come for standards.First Lady Obama is leading a campaign to fight childhood obesity. Public officals reported in january that 17% of American children are severely overweight. And that's the VOA special English health report by  . For more health news and comments on our stories, visit us at voaspecialenglish.com. I am  .
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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals. A study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by children. And those extra calories could help to explain the rights in overweight children in the United States.

The study was done at the University of North Carolina at Chaple Hill. The researchers studied the diets of thirty-one thousand children ages two to eighteen over a thirty-year period. They found that snacking has increased since the nineteen seventies. And what kinds of snacks have increased the most? Salty high fat foods like chips.

The study also found greater snacking on cake, cookies and other treats that past generations might have saved for after dinner. The study is in the journal Health Affairs.

Nutrition professor Barry Popkin was the lead investigator. He says parents should limit snacks to one a day for children age six and older. He also advises parents and caregivers to provide healty snacks like fruits and vegetables.

Professor Popkin says American schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example, schools may have vending machines that offer what many people would consider junk food.

There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugary drinks. Earlier this month, Coca Cola said it would stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents requested then. Its competitors at Pepsi just announced that they will stop sales of sugared drinks to schools world wide.

America's top public health officer wants to see more changes like this. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin recently spoke to lawmakers about making healthy foods more available.

There is a growing consensus that a way as a nation need to recreate our communities and our environments. What the healthy choices are the easy choices and the affordable choices.

Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack who has talked about its own childhood struggles with weight agrees about the need.

We need to do a much better job making sure that what's in those vending machines is very consistent. And we think of this that the time has come for standards.

First Lady Michelle Obama is leading a campaign to fight childhood obesity. Public health officials reported in January that seventeen percent of American children are severely overweight.

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver. For more health news and to comment on our stories visit us at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.

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This is voa special english health report.
Researchers say american children now eat an average of 3 snacks a day between meals. A study found that those snacks add up to almost 1/3 of all the daily carolies eaten by children. and those extra carolies could help to explain the rights in overweight children in the United States. The study was then at university of north carolina has touble-healed. The researchers study the diets of 31000 children ages 2-18 over a 30-year period. They found that snacking has increased since the 1970s and what kinds of snacks have increased the most salty, high-fat foods like chips. The study also found greater snacking on cake, cookies and other chips that past generations might have saved for after dinner. The study is in the general health affairs. Nutrition professor barry poppcan was the lead investigator. He says parents should limit snacks to 1 a day for children age 6 and older. He also advices parents and care givers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables. Professor poppcan says american schools also need to improve their nutrition. For example, the schools may have vanding machines that offer what many people would consider JUNK food. There has been a push for schools to offer more healthful snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugary drinks. Earlier this month, cocacola said it would stop selling sugary drinks in american schools unless parents requested that. Its competitor that PEPSI just announced that they would stop sell of sugarred drinks to schools worldwide. American top public health officer wants to see more changes like these. Searching general rigina banngiman recently spoke to law makers about making healthy foods more available. “it’s a growing consensus that we, as a nation need to recreate our communities and our environments      with the healthy choices, but the easier choices and the affordable choices.” Agricultural secretary tom wilsack who has talked about his own childhood struggles with weights agrees about the needs. “We need to do a much better job that making sure         machines is very consistance. And we think the time is come for standers.”The first lady michael Obama is leading a campaign to childhood obisity. Public health officials reported in January that 17% of amercian children are severely overweight. And that’s the VOA special english health report, writtern by Katty witter. For more health news and to comment on our stories, visit our site: voaspeacialenglish.com, I’m steven Wember.


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