Oct 26, 2019
CNN – Sandee LaMotte
Toxic heavy metals damaging to your baby’s brain development are likely in the baby food you are feeding your infant, according to a new investigation published Thursday. Tests of 168 baby foods from major manufacturers in the US found 95% contained lead, 73% contained arsenic, 75% contained cadmium and 32% contained mercury. One fourth of the foods contained all four heavy metals.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/17/health/baby-foods-arsenic-lead-toxic-metals-wellness/index.html
Oct 26, 2019
Moms – Jessica Sayers
Something that many parents struggle with is coming up with new, easy and tasty school lunch’s your child will actually want to eat making them look forward to lunch. If you have been making the same meal for your child every day they are going to get tired of eating the same thing over and over again. Right now you might feel like you want to stop making their own lunch and just give them money for the school’s lunch. But before you call it quits on making their lunch you need to keep reading to discover ten easy ideas for your child’s school lunch!
https://www.moms.com/school-lunches-easy-ideas/
Oct 25, 2019
Echo Live – Lisa Salmon
PARENTS have traditionally battled to get their children to eat vegetables, but it seems the tables have turned, as increasing numbers of children are eating their greens, and plenty of other colours of veg. Research by Birds Eye found almost a third of parents of children aged between four and nine said their children would eat just about any type of vegetable, with colourful carrots, peas, sweetcorn and broccoli being the favourites.
https://www.echolive.ie/corklives/Nine-ways-to-get-picky-children-to-eat-veggies-46e4f335-2b12-4d3a-bc19-171dc1a89c10-ds
Oct 25, 2019
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Only 48% of school age children in the United States get 9 hours of sleep most weeknights, according to new research being presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2019 National Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans. Those who do, the study suggests, are significantly more likely to show a positive outlook toward school and other signs of “childhood flourishing,” a measure of behavioral and social well-being.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-children-week.html
Oct 24, 2019
Medical X-Press – Ruth Whiteside
According to a recent paper, there are many reasons why people snack. It could be down to hunger and the need to eat, or more “distracted eating”—eating too much food while playing a game or watching the TV. Many people also eat through habit or association, such as at the cinema or when meeting a friend for coffee and cake.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-snacking-modern-habit-health-waistline.html
