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Aug 31 - Now Over 2,000 Twitter Followers Aug 30 - Grapes & Acorn Squash Fruit & Veggie of the Month for September Aug 25 - Take the Pledge! Aug 23 - Fruit & Veggie Happenings Now Live Aug 23 - Menu Planning Helps Avoid Dinnertime Rush   See All Press Releases   2010 Washinton Public Policy Conference Washington, DC Sep 14 - 19 National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Portland, ME Sep 20 - 22, 2010 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Anaheim, CA Nov 2 - 6, 2010 PBH's Annual Meeting Monterey, CA March 31 - April 2, 2011 At the Pebble Golf Tournament Monterey, CA April 2, 2011 Gala on the Coast Dinner-Auction & Dance Monterey, CA April 2, 2011   More Info Jill LeBrasseur   Visit PBHFoundation.org   From the President: America's More Matters Pledge and Fruit & Veggie Happenings Pages Now Live National Fruits & Veggies—More Matters Month promises to be a very exciting time for the fruit and vegetable industry. The new America's More Matters Pledge: Fruits & Veggies . . . Today and Every Day! online pledge campaign is now live on the Fruits & Veggies—More Matters consumer website. Read More USDA Healthy Incentives Pilot Conducted in Massachusetts Hampden County, MA, will conduct the first-ever Healthy Incentives Pilot. Read More FDA Issues Guidance on Menu and Vending Labeling In August, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration gave restaurants and vending machine operators initial guidance on how to label their wares in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Read More Researchers Find Eating a Variety of Fruits and Veggies Could Reduce Lung Cancer Risk in Smokers The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands has released a study suggesting that eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of cancer especially among current smokers. Read More Diet Rich in Fruits & Veggies Shown to Lower Heart Attack Risk Almost 20% Researchers say that following the DASH diet plan reduced the risk of heart attack in study participants by almost 20 percent. Read More Researchers Find a Tax on Sweetened Beverages Could Reduce Consumption USDA Economic Research Service analyzed the effects of a hypothetical tax on caloric sweetened soft drinks, fruit drinks, powdered mixes, energy, and sports drinks and found that a 20-percent tax on these beverages purchased from grocery stores and restaurants could trigger changes in consumption that would result in an average reduction of 37 calories a day for adults. Read More Agriculture Secretary Asks Schools to Participate in HealthierUS School Challenge Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is encouraging schools across the country to participate in the Healthier US School Challenge. Read More Let's Move Update: USDA Grants Plant Seeds of Good Nutrition with School Gardens USDA has announced $1 million in grants for high-poverty schools to start community gardens. Read More Website Poll: Fruits & Veggies on Vacation An ongoing poll available on the Fruits & Veggies—More Matters website that provides PBH with a way to gather useful information about the visitors as well as content for future updates. Read More About Our Sponsor: Syngenta Syngenta supports growers with outstanding seed genetics; products to protect growing crops from weeds, insects and diseases; and technologies to guard produce from disease during processing and distribution. Visit Syngenta's Website for more information.

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