Tag: food

Vanderbilt study improved low income kids’ nutrition, exercise but results indicate more intensive approach needed to stem obesity

~ Holly Fletcher ~ 1 Comment
A long-running study in low income Nashville neighborhoods found how challenging it is to intervene in young children’s lives to prevent obesity.

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The Weekender: McDonald’s kiosks, sneaky greens + Nashville’s growing pains

~ Holly Fletcher
Spotlighting what you might have missed on BirdDog and why a few headlines from elsewhere matter for Tennessee.

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The Weekender: Surgeon General’s remarks at VUMC, blockchain hubs + a state tries to pull back price curtain

~ Holly Fletcher
Spotted at a store on 11th Avenue North in Nashville on May 18, 2018.  Where’s the retail therapy-health white paper?

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The Weekender: Teacher pay, health care gets more local + how Sonic got a mushroom-blend burger

~ Holly Fletcher

‘The Weekender’ spotlights what you might have missed on BirdDog and why a few headlines from elsewhere matter for Tennessee.

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