Lab Notes: First Lady Asks Congress to Pass School Meals Bill; Vegan May Be Ethical, but Not Necessarily Healthy
On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (August 1, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. First Lady Asks Congress to Pass School Meals Bill
In an op-ed published in Monday’s The Washington Post, First lady Michelle Obama urges Congress to pass the Child Nutrition Bill, which would require school lunches and breakfasts to contain less fat and salt and more fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
2. Vegan May Be Ethical, but Not Necessarily Healthy
The Los Angeles Times conducts a “pantry raid” on a young vegan couple, who scarf on expensive vegan marshmallows, but don’t eat a lot of fruits and veggies.
3. Americans More Prone to Depression Than Russians
Americans are much more likely to focus on the negative when recalling bad experiences, which makes them more prone to depression than Russians who distance themselves emotionally, finds a study published in the journal Psychological Science.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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