Teens who get less than 8 hours of sleep each night are more likely to be overweight or obese and are more likely to have excess fat around the middle, high blood pressure, abnormal blood fats and blood sugar levels. In short, the less a teen sleeps the more likely they are to be overweight … Read More
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According to a recent study, the apple is the best choice for teens. Ultra-processed foods are foods manufactured from ingredients and additives that have minimal amounts of whole foods. Soda, cakes, cookies, ready-to-eat frozen dinners, salty snacks, instant and canned soups, french fries, candy, ice cream, and store bought desserts are a few examples. There … Read More
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that pregnant women limit their caffeine consumption to 200 milligrams a day, the amount found in two, 6-ounce cups of coffee. Even with this recommendation many women feel guilty drinking coffee during pregnancy. New research (Assessment of Caffeine Consumption and Maternal Cardiometabolic Pregnancy Complications | Pregnancy | … Read More
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Eggs are the second most common food allergy, but they are also an inexpensive, highly nutritious food that should be part of a child’s diet. As with peanuts, it is now recommended to introduce eggs to a baby sometime before their first birthday. Babies who were fed eggs early had fewer allergies than those who … Read More
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A recently completed study ((PDF) Physical Activity Among Preadolescents Modifies the Long-Term Association Between Sedentary Time Spent Using Digital Media and the Increased Risk of Being Overweight (researchgate.net) showed that 6 hours of physical activity a week at age 11 could offset a weight gain by age 14 created by heavy digital media use. Globally, … Read More
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In late summer 2021, the USDA announced the launch of its first Alexa MyPlate skill, a digital tool for parents and caregivers of children between the ages of four and twenty-four months. Families can receive science-based food and nutrition advice on what and how to feed their child based on their age. To access MyPlate … Read More
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In a recent study (Suboptimal iron deficiency screening in pregnancy and the impact of socioeconomic status in a high-resource setting | Blood Advances | American Society of Hematology (ashpublications.org) conducted by Jennifer Teichman, MD of the University of Toronto, she found one out of every two pregnancies were affected by iron deficiency. A simple blood … Read More
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In the past parents were told to hold off offering foods that potentially could cause an allergic reaction in infants. Not so any longer. Today, we realize that feeding common allergens early can significantly reduce allergies. Most notably are peanut allergies. Parents are now urged to introduce peanut products by six months of age. Infants … Read More
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In research (Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific IgA in the Human Milk of COVID-19 Vaccinated Lactating Health Care Workers | Breastfeeding Medicine (liebertpub.com) from the University of Florida it was found that the breast milk of mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 contained a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect their nursing infants. This suggests that nursing … Read More
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Advertisers and marketers have long known that the pester power of children can influence foods that families buy. Researchers decided to see if childrens’ pester power could be turned into a positive influence on family health. Healthy eating lessons were offered at Head Start sites. At the conclusion of the study, it was shown that … Read More
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