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APHA Webinar


What Should Kids Eat? Ultra-Processed Foods & Children’s Health
 
Join a virtual conversation and Q&A with leading nutrition experts
Wednesday, Sept. 10
3-4:30 p.m. ET.

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American kids get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods. What do we know about the impact on their health?
 
This back-to-school season, school nutrition is in the spotlight once again.
Federal health officials recently pledged [ [link removed]- ] that the newest edition of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines [ [link removed]- ] will drive “major, dramatic changes in school food.” This effort is part of a larger, longstanding debate around the role of “ultra-processed foods” in the American diet.

 
Ultra-processed foods usually have more added sugars and carbohydrates and less protein, fiber, and vitamins than unprocessed or minimally processed foods and are linked to weight gain [ [link removed]- ] and related health problems.
Studies suggest that up to 67 percent [ [link removed]- ] of what kids eat in the United States is ultra-processed.
 
Tune in to explore what we do and don’t know about the impact of ultra-processed foods on children’s health and get practical advice to support good eating habits for American kids. This event will be valuable for parents, professionals, and anyone interested in nutrition or nutrition policy. Speakers will answer questions from the audience.

Featuring:
 • Megan Ranney [ [link removed]- ] (Moderator), Dean, Yale School of Public Health
 • Christopher Gardner [ [link removed]- ] , Director of Nutrition Studies, Stanford University
 • Kevin Hall [ [link removed]- ] , Author of Food Intelligence and Former Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Health
 • Susan Mayne [ [link removed]- ] , Former Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
 • Fatima Cody Stanford [ [link removed]- ] , Pediatrician and Professor, Harvard Medical School; and Member, 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

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