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February 21, 2012
It seems counter-intuitive for schools to offer up “junk food” like soft drinks, candy bars, and chips alongside “brain food” like math, reading, and science, but that’s what happens in the vast majority of schools nationwide, where such foods are… Read more
December 15, 2011
With childhood obesity at epidemic proportions, I worry that nightly dessert is an unhealthy choice for my family. How often should I offer dessert to my children?… Read more
September 13, 2011
I’m bottle-feeding my baby and he wakes up every night—should I give him a bottle? How do I know if he’s hungry?… Read more
September 13, 2011
My child often wakes in the middle of the night to breastfeed and I always offer him the breast. Is my child at an increased risk for obesity because he feeds regularly throughout the night?… Read more
May 24, 2011
The doorbell always rings at the worst moment, it seems. I fasten Max’s new diaper and quickly snap his romper back together. Picking him up, I head for the door. It is the mother of one of Katie’s school friends,… Read more
May 10, 2011
A recent billboard campaign meant to combat childhood obesity in Georgia has a lot of folks talking—and not everyone is very happy. “WARNING,” read one billboard, using the image of an unsmiling child actor who is overweight. “Stocky, chubby, chunky… Read more
March 16, 2011
It’s no surprise that breastfeeding is a key component of the U.S. government’s new Let’s Move! childhood obesity campaign. For years, studies have suggested that breastfeeding reduces infants’ risk for childhood obesity and diabetes. Whether breastfeeding provides protection for babies… Read more
February 27, 2011
Formula-fed infants introduced to solid foods before they are 4 months old are at greater risk for becoming obese by the time they are 3 years old, according to a new study from Harvard published in the February 2011 issue… Read more
October 27, 2010
With nearly one-third of U.S. children ages 2-19 overweight or obese, heaps of research and media attention is targeting the causes of obesity. A highly improbable piece of the obesity puzzle was recently identified in the form of a cold… Read more
October 25, 2010
Crying. Whining. Throwing a temper tantrum. Sound familiar? Too little sleep and your child is likely to display some or all of these behaviors. But a recent study suggests that outcomes related to lack of sleep in young children may… Read more
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