A new study just put a number on something a lot of us already feel in our bones: Tennessee ranked 43rd out of 50 states for childhood nutrition. Not "needs improvement." Near the bottom, alongside a cluster of other Southern states. The numbers are hard to look away from. More than 7 in 10 Tennessee kids under 5 have a sugary drink at least once a week, well above the national average. Fewer than half eat vegetables daily. And nearly 1 in 5 young kids in our state live in po

In Memphis and Shelby County, malnutrition doesn’t always look the way we expect it to. It often hides behind full stomachs but empty nutrition, meals high in calories yet low in the vitamins, minerals, and protein young bodies need to grow, learn, and thrive. For far too many children and teens in our community, food access is inconsistent, quality nutrition is out of reach, and the systems designed to protect them, while essential, are stretched thin. With 27.7% of children

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