Michelle Obama has really helped promote a new trend and a very healthy one, fresh farm foods.I know many schools are trying to incorporate fresh grown fruits and vegetables into their cafeteria program and their nutrition education programs. I ran a...
Can you tell if your child is overweight?According to a new study, you may be underestimating your child's weight. A large proportion of the parents of overweight children—and especially mothers, who are surveyed more often—do not perceive their childr...
I came across this video about kids being active. I love the music. Made me get up from my computer and break out some moves.With the weather still being pretty cold, here is a fun aerobics video for kids, you can even do the DVD with them. Make bein...
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a report in January showing just how much time kids were spending on entertainment media, like tv, video, computer, ipod etc in a typical day. The study was conducted with kids from 8 to 18 years old.You may surpr...
Michelle Obama speaks out on the new initiative "Let's Move"Let’s Move will give parents the support they need, provide healthier food in schools, help our kids to be more physically active, and make healthy, affordable food available in every part of ...
A very exciting and ambitious goal was set by President Obama this week.President Obama has announced that a task force on Childhood Obesity has been created.Spurred by the sad fact that:
kids are predicted to have a shorter life span than their pare...
There has been a lot of debate about the the different kinds of sugar put in many popular foods consumed by children. In particular, there was been a lot of concern about high-fructose corn syrup. I think it is important to look at the ingredients o...
Keep Your Heart in Check
Heart month is coming up; get a healthy head start by having your family's cholesterol checked. High LDL has been linked to an increased risk for heart attack, so make an appointment to be screened this Monday!Mondays are a gr...
New childhood obesity study from University of Montreal indicates that how close a child lives to a convenience store promotes childhood obesity.Well, it makes sense. Convenience store carry food items that are processed and usually high in fat and/or...
In my last post I discussed some tips on how to help kids to be active as a part of a daily lifestyle.To build on that, I wanted to talk a little more about exercise.There are three kinds of exercise that important for your child.1. Aerobic exercise f...
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