U.S. Children: Generation Snack
March 5, 2010 by Tom
Filed under For Kids, Health issues, Nutrition, Wellness
This article reflects a study that surveyed over 31,000 kids but the results
would probably be similar if it surveyed 31,000 adults. It is constantly repeated
and painfully obvious, but if we just replaced highly sugared and salted snacks
with fresh fruit or even frozen fruit our calorie, processed sugar and salt
intake would decrease dramatically. Watch your local grocery store for sale
prices on fresh fruit and you (and your kids should you have them) try it for a
week and see how all of you feel.
well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/u-s-children-generation-snack/?pagemode=print
For Some of Us, Health-Care Reform Begins at Home
February 22, 2010 by Tom
Filed under Health issues, Nutrition, Wellness
Washington Post columnist relates his visit to a cardiologist and came away
realizing that not only is health care reform is needed but “self care” also.
I am sure many of us, of any age, can relate.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/08/AR2009090803141_pf.html
Popcorn’s Dark Secret
Wow, there are some scary numbers in this article from the NY Times.
Keep these in mind the next time you go to the movies and think you
feel hungry. Lots of calories, high in fat, high in sodium.
How good is it, anyway?
well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/popcorn/?pagemode=print
Companies fall short in advertising healthy foods to children
Manufacturers in this debate say 2 years is not enough time to measure results of their
pledge to reduce the number of ads for unhealthy foods aimed at kids. This LA Times
article does a pretty good job of telling both sides of the story.
www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-kid-ads15-2009dec15,0,2513523,print.story
Fearing a Flu Vaccine, and Wanting More of It
In an article from the NY Times, we get perspectives from both ends of the spectrum
of the H1N1 vaccine debate.
www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/health/10klas.html?_r=1&ref=health
The Importance of Breakfast
Some great information from the Chicago Tribune about the value
of eating the proper morning meal.
www.healthkey.com/wellness/sns-health-eating-breakfast,0,7968360,print.story
Latest CDC Swine Flu Info
October 19, 2009 by Tom
Filed under Health issues, Swine Flu
Search this page from the CDC (Center for Disease Control)
for the latest Swine Flu information published October 19,2009.
School Chef Pushes Fresh Food
Maybe there is hope for food in schools. Some interesting possibilities
presented by a Chef who took over the school lunch program in Baltimore, MD
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/09/MN681A309R.DTL&type=printable
Coke Didn’t Make America Fat
October 8, 2009 by Tom
Filed under Health issues, Nutrition
Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca Cola, in the October 8, 2009 Wall Street Journal, offering his
rebuttal to the attacks on the soft drink industry and threats to impose consumption taxes
on sugared soft drinks and some sports drinks and juices.
online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703298004574455464120581696.html#mod=todays_us_opinion
Fifth Installment in the Washington Post Series on Childhood Obesity
October 5, 2009 by Tom
Filed under For Kids, Health issues
In this final installment, a pediatrician describes her program to work with obese and overweight children.
Hers is very similar to our nutrition and fitness programs on our TK Family Plan site (see link in right column),
that is, not subscribing to fad diets but gradual lifestyle changes in diet and exercise.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050900666_pf.html