cafeterias

Video: Sodexo Takes on Childhood Obesity in School Cafeterias

GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As students return to school for the start of a new year, childhood obesity remains an issue that school nutrition leader Sodexo is taking steps to tackle. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sod...

Health watch dog to scrutinize office cafeterias

The New Zealand government is turning the lens towards workplace cafeterias and vending machines, to understand the nature of food and snack items doled out! With a surge// in the levels of obesity, this is certainly called for, to check the obvious fallout of unhealthy eating – lifestyle diseases...

What you eat depends on with whom you eat

... By observing students in naturalistic settings in three large university cafeterias with a wide choice of food options and dining companions, Young found that ... in calories. "Eating is a social activity," says Young. "In university cafeterias people select their food before they are seated and perhaps before they kno...

More Can Be Done to Slow Obesity's Toll on Health: Experts

...ct." However, simple steps can work to change youngsters' eating habits, she added. Cheaper, healthier offerings of fruits and vegetables at school cafeterias and improved access to classes and programs that emphasize physical activity have worked around the country to keep kids slim, Sebelius pointed out. ...

Kaiser Permanente to Provide Calorie, Nutrition Information on Cafeteria Menus

...nutrition information when they eat in places like cafeterias and restaurants, and that having the information g...ll place calorie information on menu boards in the cafeterias it operates in California, Oregon and Hawaii. In o...nte. For the study, five Kaiser Permanente cafeterias participated in one of three study conditions 1) c...

WellPoint Captures Gold for Its Associate Wellness Program

...cessation; preventive and condition care; and well-being. Changes to the WellPoint environment such as offering healthy food choices across all onsite cafeterias and onsite fitness centers further emphasize WellPoint's commitment to associate health. "We are proud to recognize WellPoint for its commitment ...

Quest Diagnostics Earns Platinum Honor As 'Best Employer For Healthy Lifestyles'

... InSure FIT test. Healthier Food Choices : Through HealthyQuest, the company has also improved the nutritional quality of food served at onsite cafeterias and vending machines. In addition, in 2008, the company created a "Wellness Ambassador" position, also referred to as director of Employer We...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Announces New Food Allergy Initiative Advocacy Steering Committee

...se. Nothing is more important to me and millions of other parents who wish they could take their children to restaurants, birthday parties and school cafeterias without living in constant fear of exposure to potentially deadly allergens like peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs and wheat." "My fellow committee ...

got milk?(R) and the NBA Showcase New National Teen Health and Fitness Initiative at Marina Del Rey Middle School in Los Angeles

...s and nutrition videos, tips and drills from the NBA, and posters and banners featuring NBA and WNBA All-Stars Chris Paul and Diana Taurasi for school cafeterias and gyms that will urge teens to get fit. D r ink M i lk, S ta y A c tive and J o in the C h alle nge Te...

Got Milk?(R) and the NBA Showcase New National Teen Health and Fitness Initiative at Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Center

...s and nutrition videos, tips and drills from the NBA, and posters and banners featuring NBA and WNBA All-Stars Chris Paul and Diana Taurasi for school cafeterias and gyms that will urge teens to get fit. "Exercise and good nutrition helped me achieve my goal of playing in the NBA and maintaining the high-l...

cafeterias in Biological Technology

Is Google's cafeteria a competitive weapon?

... home. This rarely failed to seal a deal or jumpstart a potentially lucrative new business relationship. Feeding rank-and-file employees in company cafeterias has long been a part of corporate American life. But the fare offered at many of these facilities is more institutional than inspiring, greasy than gr...