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Kids' Diets Heavy on Empty Calories, Study Says

by Honey Berk, Posted Oct 1st 2010 3:00PM

Pizza is now a major food group for kids in the U.S. Credit: Getty Images
If the trip home from school frequently includes a stop at the kids' favorite pizza joint, get ready for a new dose of parental guilt. A study released today by ...Easy on the pizza -- a study released today by leading nutrition experts strongly urges us to reduce the amount of empty calories consumed by our kids.
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Fast Food Calorie Counts Lead Parents to Better Choices

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted Jan 27th 2010 9:00AM

Good news for moms and dads in the fight against childhood obesity: It turns out when calories are listed in fast food places, parents make better choices, according to a recent study. When calorie information about menu items is listed, parents ...
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Does an obese pregnancy lead to an obese child?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Aug 14th 2008 10:00AM

Several studies in a recent New York Times article entitled "Honey, I Plumped the Kids" seem to be pointing in that direction. As we all know by now, human beings are getting bigger--and by bigger, I really mean fatter. In 2005 it was estimated ...
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Kids' meals unhealthy

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Aug 5th 2008 1:00PM

Newsflash--what you're feeding your children when you take them out to dinner is not healthy! A new report says that kids meals at top chain restaurants are full of salt, fat and calories. The restaurants in question are the likes of McDonald's, ...
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Pregnancy fact or fiction: Eating for two (or three)

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 9th 2008 8:43PM

Just how much are you supposed to eat when you're pregnant? According to MayoClinic.com, the average (not overweight, not underweight) woman should gain between 25-35 pounds during pregnancy. But, does it matter what your doctor says, what your ...
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Sneaking sugary drinks back into schools

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 19th 2007 2:06PM

Last year, when the nation's three largest beverage companies agreed to remove their sugary drinks from school vending machines, they were applauded. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Cadbury Schweppes voluntarily agreed to offer only water, low-fat milk and ...
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UK considers banning cars from school zones

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 22nd 2007 3:09PM

Our friends over at Auto Blog are all about the cars. We, of course, are all about the kids. When cars and kids collide - well, that's a bad thing. Surprisingly, that's not the reason the UK's Institute for European Environmental Policy is looking ...
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Veggies: Lie if you have to

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted May 5th 2007 10:58AM

A new study from Penn State University indicates that sneaking vegetables into kids' meals is a valid part of your overall healthy eating plan. As part of their study, researchers came up with two pasta dishes to test on children. A low calorie dish ...
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Fit fun activities for the whole family

by Heather Craven, Posted Apr 26th 2007 3:30PM

Spring is just beginning to melt through the remnants of old man winter here in the Rocky Mountains. This afternoon I had the pleasure of sitting outside in the sun with my youngest son Devon while we blew bubbles. Bubbles form big blowers, bubbles ...
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