If you don't want your children to be obese adults, make sure they're slim at age 5. That's the message of a study in this month's Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. As part of the Early Bird Diabetes study, researchers in ...
Read more...Food Service Director Linda Mailhot (left) challenges seventh-grader Chapin McFarland to use his math skills to figure out how many servings of chicken he has to put on trays to be roasted for lunch recently at Mount Desert Elementary School in ...
Read more...Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else? Adolescents aren't just big kids, and too many start falling through cracks in the health care system when they pass the ...
Read more...THERE are few things – apart from the Wii, football and his bike – that my eight-year-old loves more than systematically demolishing my kitchen. He'll happily chop vegetables, reach for the herbs and create mayhem, leaving a dusty trail of flour ...
Read more...Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. Kids should get screened for cholesterol — and some as young as 8 should get cholesterol-lowering drugs. Those are the recommendations from ...
Read more...Runners participate in the Jackie Bristow Memorial 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Jan. 3, in San Dimas. (Photo courtesy of Randy Pearson) Among all mental illnesses, there is one very secretive disorder that claims the most lives. And at least 75 percent ...
Read more...Taking an active role in developing healthy eating and physical activity habits for your family is key in helping your child reach and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. Eating too much and exercising too little may lead to children who are ...
Read more...I just got off the phone with Rick Thurman, the lead agent for free agent closer Trevor Hoffman. Thurman assured me that Hoffman has "mutual interest" in the Brewers, who have targeted the all-time saves leader as their top choice to fill their ...
Read more...Bill and Jim Germanakos teamed up for the fourth season of NBC’s 'The Biggest Loser.' Bill (standing) was the season’s winner. With a new year comes a chance for a new you. That's what contestants of the latest season of " The Biggest Loser " are ...
Read more...Dear Reader: The "draft" is a dirty word for many Americans. But every New Year I like to share what's on my mind — with hopes that it starts many conversations! The last year we had a draft was 1973, when the Vietnam War ripped this nation apart ...
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