Maggie Goes On a Diet is about to be released. The book is aimed (according to Amazon) at children aged 6 and up . The story is about ” a 14 year old girl who goes on a diet and is transformed from being extremely overweight and insecure to a normal...
I’m not a parent and it looks like that may be part of the reason I’m in such great shape. Kids often blame their parents for the way they turned out, but according to a new study, it looks like the kids are to blame for their parents’...
A study published in The Lancet has shown a restrictive diet may be helpful in reducing symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in young children. 0 Comments | Continue reading… Go here to read the rest: Restrictive Diet May...
What we put into our bodies (and by extension) our children’s bodies, has far-reaching affects, for better or worse. While we are constantly hearing about how poor dietary habits are making children fat, a cohort study shows that a toddlers diet...
One of the newest diet books in the making is “The Drunk Diet” by Luc Carl. Who is Luc Carl, you may ask? Well, he’s Lady Gaga’s boyfriend and he lost 40 pounds while binge drinking every night of the week. He hopes his book will...
A recent study has linked children’s weight to the amount of time their mothers were away at work growing up. The researchers found that the total number of years mothers were employed had a small but growing influence on their children’s...
It’s hardly news that dark chocolate contains some health-giving goodies, like antioxidants and polyphenols. But now, after a new study, newspaper headlines have been dubbing chocolate a “super fruit”. Last time I checked, chocolate...
Eating foods high in trans-fat may increase your risk of developing depression; new research claims. Trans fat comes from adding hydrogen to vegetable oil through a process called hydrogenation. They are used to prolong shelf-life of processed foods,...
In Australia, a disturbing new trend is emerging: fast-food companies like Taco Bell and Hungry Jack’s are sending birthday vouchers direct to kids in the mail. The Obesity Policy Coalition has been asking the Federal Government to ban direct mail...
The last few years have been a whirlwind for the Cookie Monster. From having to dispel tabloid rumors about his name being changed to the “Vegetable Monster,” to his recent run in the limelight, which centered on an aggressive campaign to...
