You might not have put the two together but according to a news release by the American Heart Association, how strict you are can affect your child's weight.
Are you rigid with rules and light on affection? (authoritarian style) You could be inc...
A new food label is being proposed by the FDA.
The FDA is proposing to update the Nutrition Facts label found on most food packages in the United States. The Nutrition Facts label, which was introduced 20 years ago, helps families make informed ...
I talked a little bit about sugar last week. Did you ever wonder how much sugar your family is actually consuming?
You might not want to know!
The American Heart Association stated that adults consumed about 22.2 teaspoons a day (335 calo...
Are kids really hardwired to crave sweet foods? Is it really part of their biological make-up?
Hmm. According to a recent study* it might be true. Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia that biology may be the reason ...
We hear so many reasons that we have a childhood obesity epidemic worldwide. But what if you could just narrow it down to three areas to focus on to prevent your preschooler from becoming obese.
Well a new study* conducted by the University of ...
I think this video says it all. It really reminded me about the importance of education for children and what that can mean to our children's health.
This video was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Some key messages in this vid...
Great news! A new study* conducted by the Michigan State University shows that the new school nutrition policy is working. This is great news as we head back to school after the holiday break.
The study showed that schools that made changes to...
The Fast Food Facts 2013 has been issued by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The report examined the nutritional quality of fast food menus, advertising on TV and the internet, and marketing practices inside restaurants over the last...
Have you thought about your New Year's Resolution for the family yet?
If you haven't a new study showing the importance of the family meal may be the perfect resolution. A study* published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic...
A new study conducted by Washington State University was just released that indicates an increased nutritional benefit from organic milk versus conventional (non-organic) milk. The study looked at the composition of fatty acids in both types of mil...
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