Are Parents to Blame for Childhood Obesity?
The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic levels. Should the government intervene by placing overweight children in foster care?
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Tips to Help You Understand Childhood Obesity and the Child's Responsibility
Obesity is an issue that if not dealt with properly could cause lifelong consequences or even shorten a child’s life. Let’s face it, …
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Instilling good eating habits in our children is essential. Helping your child get into the habit of healthy snacking is a routine that they are …
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Does your child whine “I’m not hungry” every time meals are served? Are you worried that your child might starve or end up …
Continue ReadingAn Overview of Nutrition and School Age Children Page 1 of 2
Rapid growth marks the infancy and puberty stages of a person’s life, but children experience slow growth during school going stage, which comes in …
Continue ReadingAre School Lunches Contributing to Diabetes? Nutritional Problems with School Lunches
Hot dogs, chicken nuggets, pizza, French fries…Sound like typical takeout fare? Actually, these are some of the foods that are served in …
Continue ReadingExactly How Nutritional Are School Lunches?
Public schools provide meals to school children to ensure young kids are getting the nutrition they need, but how nutritional are school lunches? Are …
Continue ReadingPreventing Diseases From Eating Unhealthy School Lunches
The risk of diseases from eating unhealthy school lunches is very real, so it is important to understand what the causes are in order to avoid them.
Continue ReadingAdvice on School Lunches: Pack a Healthy Brown Bag Lunch Your Child Will Love
Preparing healthy school lunches for your children is a snap when you simply make sure to pack something from each of the five food groups covered in …
Continue ReadingIdeas for Packed School Lunches: Pack an Easy, Healthy Lunch for Your Child, Including Ideas for Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free & Nut-free Brown Bag Lunches
With these ideas for packed school lunches, your child’s lunch will be boring no more. Pack a lunch he or she will eat, full of delicious — and …
Continue ReadingIs Banning Junk Food in Schools the Solution to the Problem of Childhood Obesity?
Obesity is no doubt the result of poor eating habits but banning junk food in schools may not be such a good idea after all. Keep reading to find out …
Continue ReadingSchool Lunches and Childhood Obesity: Is There a Link and What Can be Done to Combat the Problem?
As time goes on, more and more children are becoming obese. Are school lunches and childhood obesity somehow related? Find out whether schools are …
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