Health News
Breasts Battle Childhood Obesity
Children born to women with diabetes are more likely to be obese, but one way moms can reduce this risk is to breastfeed their babies. And the pattern is true for non-diabetics too.
Doctors are singing "Let's Get Physical"
Among the most common pieces of advice offered by doctors to their patients: start running, biking, walking, swimming, playing tennis or whatever it takes to get in regular exercise.
Elementary Schools Get the Veggies
It is no secret that children need to eat more vegetables. The government has recommended providing more vegetables in school lunches. Despite these recommendations, children still aren't getting what they need.
Let Them Eat Cake!
To start the day off right, kickstart your diet and keep the pounds off, here's a strange new piece of advice: have a cupcake, a cookie or chocolate ice cream with breakfast.
Balancing Your Diet
Malabsorption of nutrients in humans is getting more attention as the medical community recognizes the lack of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds in our diets. The amylase protein in our saliva dose not get much of a chance to start breaking down food before it get into the stomach, adding to nutrient deficiency in our bodies.
Some doctors are of the opinion that there is absolutely no role for nutritional supplements or nutritional supplementation because a healthy diet contains all the nutrients a body requires.
While this may be true, other factors must also be considered, s...
The Sweet Tooth of Your Pancreas
Our tongues are full of taste receptors that tell us if food is good or bad, spoiled or toxic. Now, it appears as though our organs also have taste receptors.
All-Day Buffet in Elementary Schools?
Four times as many obese children are in the U.S. today as there were in the 1970s - but the availability of snacks at school besides school meals shows little signs of decreasing.
Let Your Baby Lead the Way
Parents who opt to let their babies feed themselves with finger foods during baby-led weaning - rather than spoon-feeding them pureed food - may end up with healthier kids.
Positive Parenting Improves Child Health
One method for reducing childhood obesity among the highest risk kids may be as simple as teaching parents positive parenting techniques, such as using praise and healthy discipline.
Winterproof Your Skin
Taking care of your skin in the summer seems like a breeze since the main goal is simply protecting the skin's outer layer from the sun. But what about in the winter?