All Entries in the "Childhood Obesity" Category
Children and High Cholesterol: A Wake-Up Call
Another wake-up call to parents is the new guidelines urging that all children between the ages of 9 and 11 be screened for high cholesterol. Our children today are being subjected to obesity with poor diets consisting of fast food and processed food filled with fat and corn sugar (high fructose corn syrup). Kids are [...]
Many Drinks That Sound Healthy Have Lots of Sugar and Calories
Many of the drinks that you may be feeding your children may sound healthy but they really have lots of sugar and calories. And of course the drink companies are targeting our kids with their commercials for their calorie laden sugar water. And, childhood obesity continues to rise. If you or your kids are drinking [...]
Plant-Strong Halloween
So how about a plant-strong Halloween? It is the beginning of sugar season, a dangerous time for children and adults. It is especially a dangerous time for people who are overweight or who are dealing with other health issues. Most of that Halloween candy is nothing more than artificially flavored sugar filled with chemicals and [...]
Less Than Half of Overweight or Obese Kids Get Long-Term Follow-up
It is incredibly sad to me that less than half of overweight or obese kids receive long-term follow-up. And, I think that it is appalling. Childhood obesity is a national crisis that we must address. As a society, we simply cannot afford the unnecessary health care costs of obesity – especially since it is preventable. [...]
Children Who Are Vegan Have Lower BMI
A new study shows that children who are vegan have a lower BMI. IMAGINE THAT!!!! I am sure that I should be excited about another study that supports the teachings of John McDougall MD, Neal Barnard MD and countless others, but knowing that we have been saying this at Slender For Life™ since 1990 makes [...]
Overweight Kids Risk High Blood Pressure
Overweight kids risk having high blood pressure now – not just later on in life, but now. Being overweight, not just obese, can cause damage to the heart, blood vessels and kidneys. Childhood obesity is for the most part preventable and from my perspective it is unconscionable that in 2011 we are feeding our kids [...]
12 Tips To Help Get Your Child To Exercise
Here are 12 great tips to help get your child off the couch and out to exercise. Exercise is a critically important factor in bringing an end to childhood obesity. I posted yesterday about the importance of healthy plant-based school lunches – that include potatoes – and it is important that we make sure that [...]
Potatoes Out of School Lunches? What Are They Thinking?!
I heard yesterday on NPR that there is a proposal to get potatoes out of school lunches. What are they thinking?! Of course, it way past time to get the french fries and other forms of fatty fried potatoes like Tater Tots away from our kids, but baked potatoes and other starches like corn, peas [...]
Teens and Young Men Drink Too Much Sugary Drinks
It’s probably no surprise to you that teens and young men drink way too much sugary drinks. I hadn’t realized it until recently, but many restaurants now offer bottomless sodas with a meal. The other night at a local restaurant it was alarming to see huge baskets of burgers with unlimited french fries and continuous [...]
Childhood Obesity and Social Isolation
I have posted previously about social isolation and I have certainly posted about childhood obesity, but this is the first time I have discussed the two together. I find it interesting that more children are overweight than ever before and the social isolation continues to be an issue. Childhood obesity is for the most part [...]
Sex, Drugs Easier to Discuss Than Weight Control
Sex and drugs are easier for parents to talk about than weight. Can you believe it? I know many of my clients, especially women, have shared that they group up always being criticized for their weight by their mom. Today, when they look at childhood photos, they realize that they were not overweight at that [...]
Talking to Your Preschooler About Weight
Just as its never too early to teach your preschooler self-hypnosis, it’s never to early to talk to your children about weight and healthy habits. Childhood obesity for the most part is preventable. When kids are given McDonald’s, Kraft Mac N’ Cheese and other processed foods, candy and sodas, they are going to gain weight. [...]
Motiviating Overweight Kids to Exercise Starts with Mom and Dad
Motivating overweight kids to exercise starts with their biggest role models: Dad and Mom. I have been talking and writing for several years now that childhood obesity is a family affair. Children do not become obese on their own. Someone brought the junk food into the house or drove them to the fast food restaurant. [...]
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