Health and Nutrition
Obesity Report Cards
Monday, September 10th, 2007I just read an article about Obesity Report Cards in Arkansas. They were the first state to implement this program about 4 years ago.
The premise behind it was to inform students and their parents about the health risks involved with being overweight and obesity. Each year the kids would be weighed and have their BMI [...]
Should a Child Have Weight Loss Surgery?
Saturday, August 18th, 2007Wow, I was totally blown away the other day when I seen the News!
A 5′5, 220 pound 12 year old girl had liposuction and a tummy tuck. Then when she gained about half the weight back, her parents took her to Mexico to have a lap banding surgery.
The parents didn’t want to wade through all the so called red [...]
Are Our Kids Being Affected By Advertising?
Sunday, August 12th, 2007If you think young kids aren’t affected by all the advertising they see … You are wrong according to a recent study at Stanford University.
The study included 63 children between the ages of 3 and 5. Their families were all in a “low income bracket”, but researchers believe the results would be the same in [...]