Richie, Eat Your Vegetables!
This is certainly an unusual way to get your kid to eat his vegetables. Take a look:
Healthy Eating Sticks with Kids
From what I’ve noticed, kids and veggies mix like oil and water. Remember this video? This little girl is hardly enthusiastic about her nutrient-rich green beans. Take a look:
I’m sure for some parents this video is like a Vietnam flashback. Make’s it hard to believe Dr. Fuhrman would say something like this. From Disease-Proof Your Child:
I’m sure for some parents this video is like a Vietnam flashback. Make’s it hard to believe Dr. Fuhrman would say something like this. From Disease-Proof Your Child:
It is important to realize that it is never too late to teach your children the importance of eating healthy. As you learn, share enthusiastically with them. Work on improving your diets together. If your child is a teenager, let her read what you are reading. You may want to add that it will help their complexion and body shape. Even teenagers will make beneficial improvements in their diets when presented with compelling reasons. I have lectured to high school assemblies many times and am always impressed by how interested, enthusiastic, and willing to make changes teenagers can be. Research supports this willingness of adolescents to make significant dietary change when presented with accurate compelling information.1But, I’m inclined to believe him—yeah, I’m brownnosing a bit—because a new study claims diet advice given to children early on, stays with them as they grow up. The Associated Press reports:
The study of children in Finland found that those who were taught to focus on healthy fats -- those found in fish, nuts, seeds and oils from plants -- had slightly lower cholesterol levels compared to those who ate an unrestricted diet.Interesting, take me for example. All my life my mother drummed into my head, “Fast food will kill you.” As a result, to this day I can count on my fingers how many times I’ve had McDonalds.
The researchers have been following the 1,062 children since the age of 7 months. About half of the children and their families were counseled to shift fat intake from animal-based saturated fats to healthier unsaturated fats. The rest did not get specific diet advice. The new study reported the results on the children at age 14.
Dr. Harri Niinikoski, lead author of the study done at the University of Turku in Finland, said children begin forming their eating and lifestyle habits in childhood.
"We think that this lifestyle change can be started early," he said.
BPA Baby Bottles
Raising kids is hard work—not that I know firsthand or anything, I’ve seen it done on television—you feed them, clean them, shelter them; basically, you do all you can to ensure they grow up strong and healthy. Now, add this to list, protecting your kids from the harmful chemical BPA—found in baby bottles! I’m serious. This ABC News report will fill you in:
The sad truth is our world is a playground of hazardous chemicals, but don’t take my word for it. In Disease-Proof Your Child Dr. Fuhrman points out the dangers of early childhood exposure to harmful chemicals, and, how it’s the parent’s job to safeguard their children. Take a look:
The sad truth is our world is a playground of hazardous chemicals, but don’t take my word for it. In Disease-Proof Your Child Dr. Fuhrman points out the dangers of early childhood exposure to harmful chemicals, and, how it’s the parent’s job to safeguard their children. Take a look:
We must be careful not to expose our children to chemical cleaners, insecticides, and weed killers on our lawns. Chemicals used in pressure-treated wood used to build lawn furniture, decks, fences, and swing sets have also been shown to place children at risk. When young children are around, we must be vigilant to maintain a chemical-free environment.Here are some more posts on the topic:
Breast-Feeding Rates Increase
Reuters reports, breast-feeding rates in the United States have hit a record high. Check it out:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 74 percent of American women who gave birth in 2004 breast-fed their babies for at least some period of time, continuing an upward trend since the early 1990s.Here’s more great news about breast-feeding: The Lancet: Breast Feeding Saves Lives.
"We've made quite a bit of progress," CDC epidemiologist Dr. Celeste Philip, lead author of a CDC report on breast-feeding, said in a telephone interview.
Breast-feeding rates just about reached the government's target of 75 percent, the report showed. But many women did not stick exclusively to breast-feeding in the first months after birth as recommended by experts, turning instead to baby formula, the report showed.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that women who do not have health problems exclusively breast-feed their infants for at least the first six months, with breast-feeding continuing at least through the first year as other foods are introduced. The CDC backs these recommendations, Philip said.
