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CFHL, UC, UCCE Alameda team up with UCSF for Food Farmacy

The CalFresh Healthy Living, UC team prepared food from fresh produce for visitors to the UCSF Food Farmacy at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland. They also handed out recipes.

Green peas, orange carrot cubes and squares of white tofu sizzled as they were stirred into brown rice in an electric frying pan. “Smells good,” commented a man walking to the fresh produce display. Every week UC San Francisco Benioff...

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Obesity among 6- to 11-year-old youth has tripled over the past 30 years. Among California 4-H members, two-thirds self-reported to be at a healthy weight, while 7 percent were underweight, 15 percent were overweight but not obese, and 12 percent were obese. Empowering 4-H youth and their families to adopt healthy habits will help California's health climate.

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