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08/20/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Proposed California law would make it illegal for restaurants to serve soda as the default beverage with kids’ meals

If you’ve ever dined out with children, you’re probably aware that kids’ menus in restaurants leave a lot to be desired. In fact, the choices usually go something like this: burgers made with questionable meat and fillers, deep-fried chicken nuggets, or perhaps pizza served with a side of French fries and your choice of soft […]

05/22/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Sugar is dumbing down young children, new study warns; pregnant women told to watch their diet

Consumption of excess sugar has been linked to various health concerns like cancer, diabetes, and obesity, and now another study has revealed that sugar consumption can affect childhood cognition. The study, which was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, examined the side effects of consuming larger quantities of sugary drinks and foods, focusing […]

01/09/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Teaching children about the causes of obesity helps reduce it, study confirms… so why aren’t schools teaching kids about junk foods?

Could health education help combat childhood obesity? That question is what Tabitha Blasingame of the Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital sought to answer in her paper. On determining whether or not health education could contribute to better food and lifestyle choices, she discovered that it very well could. For her study, Blasingame recruited 15 high school […]

01/02/2018 / By Zoey Sky

School food makes kids fat: Expert finds U.S. schools are feeding low-income children like pigs at the trough

Around the globe, healthcare professionals are worried about the steadily climbing rates of child obesity. Are school lunches to blame for this alarming trend? Children spend most of their time at school, and most of their daily calories come from the meals they eat there. Caroline Fitzpatrick, a child development researcher interested in child education, […]

10/30/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Yes, your child is seriously fat, but nurses are ordered to swap the words “overweight and obese” for positive, friendly terminology to avoid triggering snowflake parents

Body weights are climbing around the world, with countries like the U.S. and the U.K. seeing skyrocketing rates of obesity. It’s not just adults who are getting fatter; more and more children are also packing on the pounds. Now, Public Health England (PHE) is urging healthcare professionals to avoid using the term “obese” when discussing […]

07/18/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Researchers conclude that drinking soda during pregnancy causes obesity in offspring

Expecting mothers who wish to have healthy children should avoid soda while pregnant. According to a new study in Pediatrics, the more soda a pregnant woman drinks, the more likely her child will be obese later in life. Even just two sugary beverages a day is enough to increase a child’s risk of obesity. For […]

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