Here’s a shocking revelation for you. Teens that spend a lot of time sitting around watching TV or playing computer games are more likely to stuff junk food in their mouths. A recent study [...]
Category: Children’s Health
From the playground up
Home may be the place where good habits begin. But according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a little more recess at school could also make a big difference. The AAP issued this new [...]
Too little, too late
It’s shocking to me that I even have to write about something as completely avoidable as childhood obesity. But facts are facts. We live in a world where more than a third of all children [...]
Lunch fail
No, pizza is not a vegetable. And it looks like U.S. schools are starting to get the message… though not nearly fast enough. As part of a new study, researchers collected surveys from 1,830 [...]
Fruit juice and childhood obesity
Parents’ new No. 1 worry–and the surprisingly simple solution When I talk about the dangers of sugar, I’m not singling anyone out: The message applies to everyone–skinny, [...]
Sweetened drinks lead to childhood obesity
You are what you drink Part of the study I told you about above will look at ways of preventing obesity among children. And that is something that seriously needs to happen. I wrote my first [...]