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Food agency to check school lunches in England meet standards
As reported by the Guardian, inspections are part of government plans to tackle obesity in line with its ‘levelling up’ keep reading
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Free school meals do help combat childhood obesity, says study
As reported by The Guardian, a new study, by Birgitta Rabe and Angus Holford at the Institute for Social and keep reading
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Tackling childhood obesity in schools
As child obesity rates continue to rise, schools are increasingly under pressure to encourage healthy eating to prevent the crisis keep reading
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Schools cannot provide a 'silver bullet' to beat obesity, claims Ofsted
A new Ofsted report on childhood obesity states that schools cannot take overall responsibility for children’s health; the Soil Association keep reading
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New report on childhood obesity asks education providers to help more
The Health and Social Care Committee’s report may cause the government to put increased pressure on schools but, with funding keep reading
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DfE announces funding boost to support breakfast clubs
More than 1,770 schools set to benefit from £26m to boost breakfast clubs in disadvantaged areas Education secretary Damian Hinds keep reading
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Open a window, have a cold shower: could being chilly improve your health?
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Guardian, penned by Rebecca Nicholson Dunking yourself in cool water is a keep reading
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Milton Keynes school fast-food 'exclusion zone' discussed
CREDIT: This story was first seen on BBC News Plans to ban fast-food restaurants near Milton Keynes schools moved a keep reading
