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Screen-Free Gems
Did you know that, according to a recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids aged 8 to 18 spend an average of 7.5 hours a day on ‘entertainment media’—watching tv or movies, listening to music, and playing video games. They also were found to spend another 2 hours… Read More
Sad News: Happy Meal Ban Won't Stop Kid Obesity
Posted in Articles, Print & Web, Seen & Heard
Tagged children, Happy Meal, marketing, McDonalds, obesity, toys
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Elisa Zied on Childhood Obesity
Posted in Print & Web, Quotes, Seen & Heard
Tagged childhood obesity, children, Fitness, food, obesity, overweight, parents, school nutrition, weight
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Never-Ending Snack Attacks: How To Turn Potential Perils Into Perks
An article called “Snack Time Never Ends” appeared this week in the Dining Section of the New York Times. Since I had been preparing a talk called “Feed Your Family Right: How to Choose Healthful Snacks” for parents of children at a local K-8 school, the timing of Jennifer Steinhauer’s… Read More
Posted in General Info, Nutrition
Tagged grazing, healthy snacks, obesity, overweight, packaged foods, portion, portions, processed foods, snacking, snacks, weight gain
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From Me To Oprah: Shock And Pour; Soda And Obesity
For this week’s From Me to Oprah: Weekly Tips for Managing Weight and Life, I decided to weigh in on the latest ad from the New York City Department of Health. In this 30-second video called “Are You Pouring on the Pounds?” a man is shown drinking globs of what’s… Read More
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Tagged fat, nyc health department, obesity, oprah, overweight, pouring, seltzer, soda, sugar, water, weight gain
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Can You Catch Diabetes?
It’s not like the flu–you can’t catch it by having an infected person cough or sneeze on you or shake your hand. Nevertheless, diabetes, a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic high blood glucose (or blood sugar) levels, may creep up on you without you even knowing it. According… Read More