First, check if your child is really hangry, or just angry. Feeding straight away isn’t always the answer.
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It is becoming increasingly clear that South Africa’s policymakers can no longer ignore the country’s obligations in terms of international, regional and national human rights law.
Provision of breastfeeding support and information within the community can lead to a significant increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates.
Indigenous foods such as cowpeas can improve people’s nutrition and help them cope with the hunger brought about by the effects of COVID-19 on foreign food imports.
Industry marketing can shape beliefs about formula feeding.
South Africans have experienced significant shocks to their livelihoods, and the threat of hunger presents a major concern for health, political and social stability.
Providing nutritious food can ensure better health outcomes that will reach beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
The millions of US children whose parents can’t always afford enough nutritious food for their families get about a quarter of their calories from what they eat at school.
There are better ways to convey your emotions.
Just one in 17 Australian children eats the recommended daily serves of vegetables. But it’s tough getting kids to eat healthy foods. These tips might help.
A well-planned national school food progam in Canada could be a huge boost to children’s health outcomes, long-term healthcare spending and local agriculture and economies.
Just like a mobile phone, your body needs to be recharged every day. You need to eat food and drink water every day to keep your body going. Some foods are better than others at helping you stay well.
The marketing of breakfast cereals may be confusing consumers with a mix of true and inflated claims.
It’s time to normalise it.
With obesity affecting so many students, it’s better to give them cheap, appealing food and drink choices at school.
A child nutritionist gives her advice.
It’s not laziness that is causing some parents to overfeed their children.
A healthy diet is a good idea, but cutting out entire food groups is not.
The UK isn’t doing enough to help mums breastfeed successfully
Lunchtime is one more lesson on what a healthy meal should look like.
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Lecturer - Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Senior Research Officer, Swansea University
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Deakin University
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Senior research economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Assistant Professor, Economics Department, University of Warwick
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Professor of Economics and South African Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy, Stellenbosch University
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Reader in Social Sciences and Health, Cardiff University
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Research Associate, Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Applied Physiology, Birmingham City University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Essex
