If you want your toddler to be a healthy weight you might control portion sizes or the frequency of their meals and snacks. Of course, you could use both of these strategies, but a - New Zealand Herald
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eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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If you want your toddler to be a healthy weight you might control portion sizes or the frequency of their meals and snacks. Of course, you could use both of these strategies, but a - New Zealand Herald
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Countless factors have led us here, with nutrition playing a major role. Many foods now advertised to kids are higher in sugar, salt and fat that those targeted at young generations - New Zealand Herald
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One third of children have too much sugar - and fruit juice and soft drinks are the main culprits, health offiicals warn
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Whether surfing the web, playing video games or watching TV, children's after-school eating habits in front of screens have concerned researchers. - New Zealand Herald
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Weight is never an easy subject, but it can be especially dicey when parents broach the issue of eating habits and weight with their teens.
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Smaller plates, fewer calories? The latest study shows one way to fight childhood obesity may be to shrink the size of the dinner plate.
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A study of the nutritional quality of children’s meals at the nation’s largest chain restaurants showed little improvement in the last four years.
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First up it’s nonsense to talk about sugar as being the root of all our health problems. We cannot talk about sugar as a singular compound in the same way that we can’t lump fat together, or carbs for that matter.
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Most agree that breakfast for kids is essential but sometimes getting them to tuck in to their morning meal isn't as easy as it sounds, writes Dr Joanna McMillan.
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Children as young as 9 are joining weight-loss programmes in a trend industry experts say will grow as children lead more sedentary lives.
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Kids with high exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A exhibit unusual levels of protein in the urine – an early warning sign of possible kidney and cardiovascular problems
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Cartoon characters such as the Paddle Pop lion and Freddo Frog are increasingly being used across media platforms to lure children to unhealthy foods and should be banned, a health coalition says.
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A child's weight should be included in their school report to help tackle obesity, expert says.
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Joanna McMillan explains why the way your kids eat their food is just as important as what they eat when it comes to helping the 600,000 Australian kids who are overweight or obese.
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"We found that children were lacking energy in the afternoon. The Crunch&Sip break adds 'fuel to the tank' to allow them to continue through the afternoon."
- Primary School Teacher
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Have we been too busy panicking about sugar to think about salt? While some food companies are trying to shrink our salt intake by putting less in their products, others are finding reasons to dump more salt in our arteries.
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Getting kids to make healthy food choices can be hard for parents who have limited time to spend on persuading them.
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Children low in vitamin B are more likely to have mental health and behavioural problems, a study has shown.
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A new study shows that calling vegetables things like "Power Punch Broccoli" can actually help make kids eat them.
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Fathers have a major influence in the physical, social and emotional development of their children.
This program aims to help overweight fathers achieve a healthy weight, and improve the activity and eating behaviours of their children. Making physical activity fun, and part of father-child interaction, is key to the project. Participants have described it as life-changing.
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Eating too much sodium can contribute to high blood pressure in adults. Is a salty diet as dangerous for kids?
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Supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA may help improve reading skills and behavior in kids who need help most — those whose test scores place them in the bottom 20% of their elementary school class — according to a new controlled trial.
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The connection between sugar and hyperactivity is one of the most popular food-behaviour myths going around, yet it is one that has been well and truly busted by science. Where there’s sugar, there must be hyperactive kids – or so says conventional wisdom. Science says otherwise.
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MILO drink and Nutri-grain cereal are unhealthy, a new nutrient scorecard endorsed by health ministers says.
When the NSW Cancer Council tested a sample of packaged food and drinks using the new criteria, it found that Nestle Milo (if it wasn't made with skim milk) and Kellogg's Nutri-grain were unhealthy. In contrast, Milo Duo cereal passed the test as healthy.