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In a new study by a research team in the University of South Carolina, a low-cost, incentive-based program called the Healthy Lunchbox Challenge promotes healthy eating habits among children.
Findings indicate increase in the amount of healthy food brought and consumed by children, as well as reduced consumption of sweetened drinks and salty foods. The study appears in the recent issue of Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
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- Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Programs (FANRP)
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- Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Childhood Hunger Research and Demonstration Projects
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