By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – Children who skip lunch may not be getting enough vitamins and minerals from the rest of their meals and snacks, a study suggests. “Overall, the lunch meal is very important for helping children meet their nutrient needs, especially for fat-soluble vitamins A and D, minerals like calcium, phosphorus and magnesium that are important for healthy bones, and dietary fiber,” study coauthor Alison Eldridge of the Nestle Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, told Reuters Health in an email. Eldridge and her colleagues wanted to fill that gap, so they examined information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2009-2010 and 2011-2012.
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Kids who skip lunch are missing out on essential nutrients