Mar 6, 2018
Cheat Sheet – Phillip Francis
For most people, the idea of exercise is exhausting in and of its self. About 80% of people give up on their diet and exercise resolutions after the first month. The trick is when it comes to exercise, is to find something fun to do while you’re exercising. This is where we come in. We’ve found some of the easiest ways to make your exercise regimen all that more exciting and interesting. By using toys or video games, your exercise turns into something that is fun and exciting. Even better, a lot of them you can do with your kids, so you can get them off the couch too! Take a look at some new and classic games and toys to get your family’s blood moving. (more)
Mar 6, 2018
Harvard Health – Claire McCarthy, MD
The latest data on childhood obesity was just released, and the news isn’t good. A full 41.5% of 16-to-19-year-olds were overweight in 2015–2016, a jump from 36.7% just two years before. The numbers were even worse for girls in that age group: 47.9% of them were overweight, up from 35.6% in 2013–2014. That’s not a good trend. (more)
Mar 5, 2018
The Daily Mail – Billie Schwab Dunn
It’s no secret that children have more interest in eating dessert than their vegetables, but a dietitian has shared how you can decrease your child’s sugar intake. Australian dietitian Kate Save of Be Fit Food explained that a study from the University of Wollongong and Sydney revealed that more than half of young Australians are consuming too much sugar. ‘Sugar intake was found to increase as children got older, reaching an average daily intake of 22 teaspoons for boys aged 14 to 16 years,’ she told FEMAIL. (more)
Mar 5, 2018
The Marshfield News-Herald – Staff Writer
You may not think of heart disease as a health problem that affects kids, but prevention starts in childhood. Plaques in the arteries that cause heart disease can start forming very early in life. That’s why pediatricians check children for heart disease risk factors including obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and depression, said Dr. Uzoma Okorie, a Marshfield Clinic pediatric cardiologist. (more)
Mar 4, 2018
The Las Cruces Sun-News – Judith Chavira
How can we help our children eat healthy snacks? What is a healthy snack? When is a good time for snacking? These are some of the questions that we as parents always ask ourselves. Sometimes we consider a snack to be any food that our child eats between meals, regardless of nutritional content. Although snacking can provide a nutritious way to prevent children from being hungry between meals or provide extra nutrition to children who eat small meals, snacks should be considered part of our children’s diet. (more)
