Members of Canada’s Coalition for Healthy School Food were in Vancouver trying to get the health ministers to deem the significance of healthy school food programs. It is imperative to inspire healthy behaviours in children. There is a need for larger access to nutritious food for students whilst at school. Children who eat healthy meals have better education results and better mental and physical health.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) informed schools affiliated to it to stop consuming and serving junk food within the school premises and to examine whether or not children bring junk food in their lunch boxes. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) committee urged that junk food is replaced by healthy food to curb obesity and other related problems in children and teenagers.

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A new study conducted by Jaypee hospital in 51 private schools in Noida concluded that 22% of the 8,054 children were prone to liver diseases. This may be because of the increasing cases of obesity which may be due to a drastic change in lifestyle which involves frequent consumption of junk food and lack of physical exercise. The health of children may be at risk as WHO in their recent studied said that around 2 lakh people die due to liver ailments.

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Are you children gaining excessive weight? A study suggests that chewing food slowly can be an easy and inexpensive way to help children stay in shape. The study recommended parents to train their kids to take 30 seconds breaks between bites. This will help them realize when they are full and avoid overeating and excessive weight gain.

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Health experts say that the diet of the father can have an effect on the child's health. Researchers have focused on the correlation between the mother's diet and the child's health, but now they have realized that even the diet of the father can impact the child's health. Maybe that why they say that the diet of the father before the conception of the baby is crucial.

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