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Food for Thought: Nutrition and Healthy Kids
October 10, 2001
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A growing number of children and teenagers across the United States are being diagnosed with severe depression, attention deficit disorder and other behavioral and mental problems. On this program we take a look at evidence suggesting that many mental health problems in children, and in adults, are linked to diet.
Featuring:
Carol Simontacchi, author; Antonia Demas, Ph.D. Food Studies Institute; Hercules Jones and Abraham Ruiz, Bay Point Schools head chefs; Martha Hueva, Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement; Mary Louise Cole, school founder; Brian and Luis, Bay Point Schools students; Joy Moore, Farm Fresh Choice; Penny Leff, Berkeley farmers market.
For more information:
Carol Simontacchi
Author of The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children
www.thecrazymakers.com
Food Studies Institute
60 Cayuga Street
Trumansburg, New York 14886
607-387-6884
Bay Point Schools
25005 SW 133rd Ave
Miami, Florida
305-257-0700
Farm Fresh Choice
510-848-1704
Center for Informed Food Choices
P.O. Box 16053
Oakland, California 94612
www.informedeating.org