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Tying in with Jeannie's previous post about the changes in child obesity trends, we have this story:
According to market research firm the NPD group, parents are feeding their children healthier snacks today than they were 20 years ago. Fruit has surpassed cookies as the number one snack food, and consumption of sodas, candy, cakes, and fruit juice is down. In their place, the NDP group found fruit rolls and gummy pieces, yogurt, crackers, granola bars, and water. Way to go, parents!
To read more, visit http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2008-06-10-kids-snacks_N.htm?csp=34
Showing posts with label childhood obesity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childhood obesity. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Childhood Obesity No Longer on the Rise...
Healthy Kids Club, Nutrition programs, and well, the general media blitz have apparently begun to pay off. Our local paper, http://www.reporterherald.com/ reports that a national study performed from 2004 to 2007 shows childhood obesity has maintained, rather than risen over that period. This is big news for parents and professionals alike, struggling to treat children with adult diseases. We know, for instance, how to prescribe insulin to a male adult weighing 150 lbs, but what do you do for a 10-year-old? This could also have positive implications for life expectancy of the next generations. Let's hope so, and let's hear it for The Good News Goose!
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