Kids love sugared cereals and it is hard to persuade them not to want them. Here is a place where you can compromise. Most companies are reducing the sugar in cereals, though not by as much as we’d like. Have your child read the sugar content on the cereal nutrition label. Pick one with 6 … Read More
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It is widely known that alcohol and pregnancy are not a good combination and most women stop drinking as soon as they find out that they are pregnant. Unfortunately, as many as half of all women do drink early in the first weeks of pregnancy, but stop once the pregnancy is confirmed. A study published … Read More
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Food brands spend $1.8 billion dollars a year marketing their products to kids. Although TV is a major source of food advertising, companies have dramatically increased online advertising in response to growing social media use. YouTube is the second most used website in the world and a popular destination for kids. More than 80% of … Read More
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Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges in the 21st century. The problem is global and growing at an alarming rate. In 2016, more than 41 million children under the age of 5 were overweight. Overweight 4-year-olds have double the risk of high blood pressure by age 6. This initiates a … Read More
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In the spring of 2020, the European Society of Cardiology presented findings of a long term study of children that showed early habits contributed to a higher risk for heart disease. This was one of the first studies to link risk factors in childhood with the risk for heart disease later in life. Over 4,700 … Read More
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Milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, and soy represent 90% of all food allergies in the US and must be clearly labeled on food packaging. Although sesame is not currently listed as a food allergen, enough people in the US react to sesame to have created a movement to make it required … Read More
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All parents of young athletes know the drill. When its your turn, you bring Honest Drinks, Rice Krispy Treats or small bags of Goldfish Crackers to your child’s soccer game as the post-game snack. Whether you love or hate the tradition, you participate because everyone else does, too. In a recent study, 3rd and 4th … Read More
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Fruit drinks and flavored waters, aimed at children, that contain either added sugar or low-calorie sweeteners, made up 62% of the $2.2 billion in childrens’ drink sales in 2018, according to Children’s Drinks FACTS 2019. Many sugar-sweetened children’s drinks contain 5% or less of real fruit juice while most of these drinks include images of … Read More
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Breakfast is still the most important meal of the day. Children who eat breakfast are slimmer and do better in school. They demonstrate better memory, get better test scores, are absent from school fewer days, and have better moods. Breakfast skippers weigh more and eat more sweets and soft drinks and fewer fruits and vegetables … Read More
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Folacin is another name for vitamin B9. Folate is the naturally occurring form of the vitamin found in food and folic acid is the synthetic form of the vitamin found in enriched foods and dietary supplements. Why should any of this matter to you? Because close to 10% of Americans are folate deficient and for … Read More
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