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Sweet Beverages Linked to Overweight and Obesity?

June 18, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 4 questions or comments

Two recent studies found that drinking sweet beverages does not cause overweight or obese children. One study suggests that if the beverage is 100 percent juice, it may actually improve a child’s nutrient intake. The first ... (read more)

Gut Reaction

April 8, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

Americans are fat and getting fatter. Obesity rates among U.S. adults doubled between 1980 and 2004. Currently, more than one-half of the U.S. population is overweight, and more than one-third of U.S. adults, or over 72 million people, are obese ... (read more)

Breastfeeding May Protect Against Obesity

March 10, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

What do overweight adolescents have in common? According to researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, perhaps more than we think. Woo and colleagues investigated the association between length of breastfeeding and body mass index (BMI). The ... (read more)

Happy Meals and Health Info

November 29, 2007 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

How about the next time you need health information about your child, you head to McDonald’s instead of the pediatrician’s? Sound like a wacky idea? Maybe. But it became a real option for Seattle parents recently, thanks to a ... (read more)

Weekly News Digest Summarizes Key Articles

November 15, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) offers outstanding resources in the form of news digests—weekly summaries of key articles from major newspapers, magazines, and research journals. RWJF News Digest: Childhood Obesity Here is this week's digest of key articles ... (read more)

Health Warning Fatigue

November 4, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

Michael Law writer for the New Zealand Sunday Star Times echoed the feeling of countless individuals worldwide in a recent column titled: I'm in Health Warning Fatigue. According to Law... "Bacon is the gender ... (read more)

Are Breastfed Babies Less Likely to Become Overweight Kids?

October 19, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

The jury is in! According to the July 2007, Research to Practice Series published by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... (read more)

Say Yes to Organic Food

September 18, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment

If you'd like to know what to inspect when you're expecting, check out the article by the same name by Amy Linn. Acknowledging that pregnancy is a critical time for establishing baby's well-being, Linn ... (read more)

Action for Healthy Kids

August 22, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment

Launched at the Healthy Schools Summit 2002, Action for Healthy Kids is now a leading force in America's fight against childhood obesity. Action for Healthy Kids Teams are active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New ... (read more)

Obese Women Less Likely to Breastfeed

July 5, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

According to a recent study published in BioMed Central, obese women plan to breastfeed for a shorter period of time than normal-weight women, are less likely to initiate ... (read more)

Are breastfed babies less likely to become fat adults?

May 1, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

In case you missed the headlines: Study: Breast-Feeding Won't Deter Obesity Breastfeeding and Later Obesity Breastfeeding does not prevent obesity Breastfeeding won't prevent babies becoming overweight adults: study Researchers at Harvard University investigated ... (read more)

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