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How Much Fibre Does My Child Need?

by Karla Heintz, Posted Mar 9th 2010 4:00PM

Dear Karla, I read your post about ways to prevent type-2 diabetes and noticed that one commenter suggested fibre. There does not seem to be a clearly stated amount for how much fibre our kids need, and I would like to know just how much I should be ...
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Overweight Kids at Risk for Type-2 Diabetes

by Reggie Reyes, Posted Jan 28th 2010 3:30PM

Type-2 diabetes has historically been understood as a disease predominantly found in adults. It was once referred to as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes. Apart from a family history of the disease, one of the ...
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Big Butts a Sign of Good Health!

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 8th 2009 5:00PM

Ladies, when you look at yourself in the mirror, what kind of fruit do you see? Is your body shaped more like an apple or a pear? If you tend to carry fat through your hips and thighs, you are a pear. You are also in luck! What's so lucky about being ...
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Do clumsy kids make obese adults?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Aug 15th 2008 3:00PM

I was pretty much a klutz growing up. In fact, I still am. But I'm not obese (although in the last two months of my pregnancy I do feel rather large!). Is there any real connection between the two? Perhaps so, if we're to believe the findings of ...
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British schools ban the word "obese"

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Aug 5th 2008 3:00PM

Officials in the UK have chosen to ban the word "obese" from letters being sent to parents about their children's weight. Instead the parents of these children will receive a letter saying such children are "very overweight." The move is being called ...
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Lowering diabetes risk in youth

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 29th 2006 4:30PM

Hundreds of sixth graders in 42 middle schools will begin taking part in a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The HEALTHY study will determine if changes in school food services and physical education classes, along with ...
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