Nutrition

• Young children whose mothers had participated in Womens, Infant, and Children's program (WIC) scored significantly higher on vocabulary tests than children whose mothers did not receive WIC benefits.
• Iron deficiency is one of the most prevalent nutritional problems of children in the United States.
• Iron deficiency in infancy may cause a permanent loss of IQ later in life.
• There was a 42% increase in the number of children between 3 and 17 years of age who were overweight. (The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services )
• Nine of ten food commercials on Saturday morning television advertised foods high in sugar, salt, or fat. (Center for Science in the Public Interest)

• United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.):
  www.nutrition.gov
• American Dietetic Association (ADA):
  www.eatright.org
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service - Eat Smart, Play Hard:
  www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard
• Dole 5-a-day:
  www.dole5aday.com
• Akron Health Department - Nutrition Program:
  www.ci.akron.oh.us/Health04/Nutrition
• Nutrition for kids:
  www.ericdigests.org/1994/nutrition.htm