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When mom's at work, kids slide into unhealthy diet and no ex...

Working moms are faced with a new challenge: their children’s diet. A new study shows that children whose mothers work full- or part-time are more likely to adopt unhealthy habits when it comes to diet and exercise. The study, which [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

DASH Diet May Prevent Kidney Stones

Diets may come and diets may go, but there is one eating plan that has stood the test of time the DASH Diet. The plan, based on eating whole grains, fruits and vegetables, low-fat and nonfat dairy foods, lean meats, nuts and seeds and foods [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Obesity risk for kids increases when moms-to-be diet

The researchers found that these children face an increased risk of obesity, and that they experience the negative effects of obesity sooner rather than later. The findings are based on a study of lambs whose mothers were on a restricted d [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Diet can increase risk of kidney cancer

Eating red meat may increase a person's risk of developing the most common type of kidney cancer, while eating vegetables may provide a protective effect, new research in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association shows. Principal in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

How to talk to your kids about dieting

What are the best ways to discourage dangerous teen dieting practices? The answers might surprise you. Researchers tracked more than 2,500 adolescents for five years to determine the best things, and worst things, to say to teenagers who ar [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

How Are the Kids?': Diet plans for 11 million families

Under the scheme, parents will be asked to detail what their children eat and how often they play, so that experts can offer advice. More than seven million will receive the surveys, which ask questions including whether the family eats the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Diet, exercise cuts kids' risk for metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome in adults occurs when they have at least three risk factors from among abdominal obesity (waist circumference more than 35 inches for women; 40 inches for men); low HDL (""good"") cholesterol; high tri [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Healthy Diet Can Guarantee Kids' Academic Success

Want to make sure that your kids' school report card shines bright with good grades and less leaves? Well, in that case, just make they eat a healthy breakfast and lunch, say a group of researchers.According to scientists, good nutrition im [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Are fat moms to blame for fat kids? Answer unclear

British researchers who tried to show why overweight mothers tend to have overweight children said on Monday they had filled in one small piece of the puzzle. Their reassuring finding: women who are too fat when pregnant are probably not s [...]