Eating healthy after-school snacks is important at this age, as these snacks may contribute up to one-third of the total calorie intake for the day.
"School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children". Food and Nutrition Board (Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences). Archived from the original on January 10, 2011....
School Nutrition Education Material for Teachers, Parents, and School-Aged Children is a set of nutrition education materials developed by the World Food Programme with the Ministry of Education, C...
A Consortium of institutions and individuals coming together to promote research on the impact of health and nutrition on the development, wellbeing, and education of school children and adolescents.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides nutritional lunches to children in participating schools. Any student in a participating school can get an NSLP lunch regardless of the student’s h...
Editorial: Nutrition and Metabolism in School-Age Children Francois-Pierre Martin Jonathan... Lessons for the Global Perspective Durray Shahwar A. Khan Jai K. Das Shagufta Zareen Zohra S....
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School-age child development describes the expected physical, emotional, and mental abilities of children ages 6 to 12 years.
education could improve knowledge and BMI-for-age in school-aged children in Ghana. Keywords: BMI-for-age; School-aged children; basic school; nutrition education; nutrition knowledge.
It is important for children to have a balanced, varied diet to make sure they get all the nutrients and energy their bodies need to grow, work properly, maintain a healthy weight, and feel good. If children don’t get all the nutrients they need from their diet, then this could affect their development. For example, children need enough calcium for strong bones and enough vitamin A to support a healthy immunity. Children with unhealthy diets can also have an increased risk of some diseases in ...