Of all the children in the United States, about 20 percent of them are affected by childhood obesity, and some fitness tracker brands have created their own kid-centric products to help combat the epidemic. But what’s still to be determined is whether the devices help or hurt kids in the long run. https://www.newsweek.com/child-fitness-tracker-fitbit-garmin-childhood-obesity-1365051
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death—particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer, according to a large long-term study of U.S. men and women. The risk of early death linked with drinking SSBs was more pronounced among women. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-sugary-death-cardiovascular-diseases.html
New parents worry about a lot of things, but the American Academy of Pediatrics says one thing they can cross off that list is concern about giving high-allergy foods too early in life. In fact, the pediatric group says it’s likely better to introduce foods like peanut butter when kids are around 6 months of age. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-exposing-baby-foods-early-allergies.html
This is the lunch my son has been requesting every day for weeks now: a taco with refried beans, cream cheese, and a generous helping of alfalfa sprouts. When I shared this picture on Facebook, my friend (a father of four boys) asked how I got my little guy to eat a veggie as strange and exotic as sprouts. He said his kids only eat vegetables that were well-covered in butter and even then they’d only eat just so much. https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/get-your-kids-to-eat-their-veggies-jhpl/
