Nourishing Our Children is a non-profit campaign of the Weston A. Price Foundation established to address the dramatic deterioration in the health of our children. This decline is evidenced by the rise in child obesity, dental deformities such as crooked teeth, learning disabilities, behavior problems and chronic diseases such as asthma, allergies and diabetes. Years of research initiated by nutrition pioneer Dr. Price have linked these and other conditions to dietary deficiencies, among other causes. The campaign is dedicated to educating parents on the serious nutritional risks of today's standard American diet, and to restoring to that diet the nutrient-dense foods that are crucial to the health of our children.
Not Just Another Nutrition Campaign
Nourishing Our Children is not just about identifying the dangers of Oreos, cola, candy and other obvious junk foods. The campaign also presents research illustrating how foods widely assumed to be nutritional – including packaged foods commonly described as "organic," "natural" or "fortified" – are themselves heavily processed and stripped of nutritional value. Although these labels provide a convenient way for parents to determine which foods to buy, the items associated with those labels often betray the standard of optimal nutrition.
Even more important, the campaign will demonstrate that many traditional foods now considered unhealthy are, in fact, vital to the growth and intellectual development of our children.
Nourishing Our Children intends to help parents see the facts behind the spin, so that the decisions they make about the food they buy is not determined by commercials, labels or lobby groups, but rather by timeless dietary principles.
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