Articles tagged with: weight gain
Does your child crave sweet or salty? The answer might be more than just a personal taste preference.
Your kid’s salt cravings can indicate low blood pressure or adrenal function, or over-hydration (too much water intake). Kid athletes who sweat but don’t replace the lost sodium might crave salt because of their low blood sodium levels after playing sports.
What if your kid just likes his food saltier? Maybe he…
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Understanding what things are or where things come from can often make the difference between rejecting something or accepting (and even liking) it. I think kids would feel the same way with vegetables. If something came to your plate and you were told to eat it, without knowing what it was, I bet you wouldn’t be very willing to just eat it without question. So here’s the plan –
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So – just when we think we have the formula right for managing weight loss – here comes another!!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/07/earlyshow/health/main6371602.shtml
Did you read our “Couch Potato” article? We had talked about studies showing that too much of any kind of sedentary activity can shorten your kid’s life – may this be watching TV or doting dolls. Now, we wouldn’t be ZisBoomBah if we’d leave you hanging without a real solution, would we? We called to the rescue no other than The New York Times best-selling…
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force just published a recommendation to screen children ages 6 to 18 for obesity. Why now? There’s enough scientific support now that intervening early can really help kids beat obesity and the health problems it brings. Intense behavior treatment works, says the advisory panel of doctors, but it is tough to stick with, expensive and hard to find. It involves a rigorous diet, physical activity…
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Too much lounging may shorten your life, according to a new study from Australia. Makes sense.
Remember the movie “Matilda”? The bratty brother Mikey could be the poster child for coach potato kids, couldn’t he? Overweight, grouchy, empty-headed, sits in front of the TV all day long, mindlessly stuffing food into his mouth. Hold the cliché for a moment…
Whereas sweet Matilda, a child of wondrous intelligence and with a…
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If you can find an excuse not to work out faster than you can find your gym shoes, you know how hard it is to get (and stay) in the habit of exercising regularly. If you are rushing out the door in the mornings with an empty stomach, only to crave a scone with your latte by 10 am, you know how easy it is to give in to your…
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