One of the missions of Project Heart is to promote heart-healthy nutrition and exercise for kids and their families. 

"In the News" shares current news stories relevant to those topics. 

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September 2010
NUTRITION & YOUR CHILD - Volume 3, 2010
--a research-based newsletter produced by the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine.
In this issue:
* Wealth of nutritional information at your fingertips
* CNRC researchers strive for success as dietary recall enters computer age
* Improving child health in developing countries
* The role of glucose during pregnancy
* Volunteers invited to participate in research projects
Website: http://www.kidsnutrition.org
Newsletter PDF: http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/index.cfm?pmid=17976

August 31, 2010
Returning to Classrooms, and to Severe Headaches
Read the "Well" blog in the New York Times:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/returning-to-classrooms-and-to-severe-headaches/?ref=health

August 22, 2010
Better food for thought: Local districts offer less fat, more imagination in effort to make students healthier
Read the Houston Chronicle article:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7166325.html

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Updated September 8, 2010

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