Giving children with egg allergies small, and then increasingly higher, doses of the very food they are allergic to may eliminate, or at least reduce, reactions, a new study shows. In a multi-center trial, 28 percent of kids experienced long-term eli..

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Disney says it’s taking ads for junk food off its children’s programming. The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday announced new guidelines for TV, radio and website programming at an appearance in Washington with First Lady Michelle Obama. Critics w..

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(Reuters Health) - Kids and teens who watch a lot of television are less likely to get their fruits and veggies and more likely to snack on candy or drink soda every day, according to a new survey of close to 13,000 U.S. students. The link to poor ..

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While her classmates dive right into the sweet treats at school events, Ruby Roth’s 7-year-old stepdaughter Akira always asks first: “Is it vegan?” If it’s not, Roth says, her stepdaughter politely replies, “OK, I don&rs..

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In February, McDonald's oatmeal was "outed" for having more sugar than a Snickers bar, despite being marketed as a "healthier" breakfast option than some of the fast-food chain's more well-known fare. In 2009, the American Heart Asso..

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Children and teens are consuming too much added sugar in their diets, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly one in every six calories they eat and drink comes from some type of added sugar. This finding ..

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As the federal government plans to improve nutrition in school lunchrooms, it's important to look at what works, and what doesn't. Last fall, Los Angeles took a hard line on school nutrition. In an attempt to mold better eating habits in kids, the Lo..

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Feeding preschoolers smaller portions of the main dish at lunchtime means they'll eat more fruit and vegetables on the side and fewer total calories, according to a new study. Researchers said the finding may give parents one extra strategy to encou..

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Another thing to blame on Mom? A new study finds that kids who start out with bad relationships with their mothers are more likely to end up obese as teens. The study, published in Pediatrics, tracked 977 children who were born in 1991 and enrolle..

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If your preschooler turns her nose up at vegetables, giving her a small reward for taking even a taste might help, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when parents gave their 3- and 4-year-olds a sticker each time they took a "tiny tast..

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As a kid, I once begged my mom for a product called Ice Cream Cones cereal. That name really tickled Mom, the sheer audacity of it. It wasn't even trying to sound healthy! Needless to say, Ice Cream Cones never made it into our shopping cart. ..

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It’s time to talk about that age-old parenting question:  How do you get your kids to eat their vegetables?  Having read all the horror stories about stubborn, veggie-hating children, I decided on pre-emptive strikes by giving Mai..

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Afraid you're feeding your child too much? Not enough? Here are measurements for basic foods for kids ages 4 to 8. It will help you know how much to feed your child. It shows recommended serving sizes and daily amounts recommended for dairy, meat, ve..

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This Halloween, many dentists are telling parents that it is okay to let kids gorge themselves on candy. There's no reason to be spooked. Dentists aren't hoping to make money on the inevitable windfall of rotting teeth. The fact is, if you're going t..

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What’s the most important 18 minutes of the day for families? “I hate mealtimes with my kids,” confessed one mom at a parenting workshop. “I prefer some time at dinner with my husband rather than being a disciplinarian with ..

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Obesity in children has become a serious health problem in the United States, to the point where even babies are at risk. Obesity in children has become a serious health problem in the United States, to the point where even babies are at risk. In Cass ..

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You probably haven't been worrying much lately about the seating policies of McDain's restaurant in Monroeville, Pa. You probably don't even know that McDain's exists. Or Monroeville, for that matter. But when the casual-dining eatery announced earl..

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Beginning today, kids will find some cool new choices on their restaurant menus — choices that will make their parents happy, too. More than 15,000 restaurants in the USA representing 19 chains, including Burger King, Cracker Barrel, Chili's, D..

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By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, July 6, 8:59 AM It looks like Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, and Kraft says it tastes just like the original. But a new ingredient is lurking inside this version of the American family dinner staple &mdas..

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Has your preschooler refused to eat anything other than peanut butter sandwiches for the past two days? Or would your toddler rather play than eat anything at all? If children's nutrition is a sore topic in your household, you're not alone. Many par..

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Parents who still comfort their children with a bottle of milk when they're 2 may be setting them up for obesity by the time they're in kindergarten, a new study suggests. Researchers from Temple University recommended that weaning them at the approp..

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If you won’t be sitting down tonight to a cozy family dinner à la the Cleavers, than here’s one more reason to feel guilty: Your kids, according to a new study, are more likely to be fat. (Or, as one working-parent-friendly headli..

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DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO (Featured in Motherlode: Adventures in Parenting) By Julie Kennon I coach a program for girls in grades three through five called Girls on the Run. It’s like Girl Scouts meets track: there’s a curriculum designe..

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By Petula Dvorak Okay, we get it. Loopy cereal the color of a circus tent or yogurt that glows an unholy green is not good for us or the kids. But when it turns out that barbecue sauce, beef bouillon, pickles, bread, the skin of oranges, cheese, meat..

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Written by: Erin Gallagher Patch.com We were driving through a neighboring town when my husband saw someone on the street who startled him. "Is that girl across the street pregnant or just overweight?," he asked. She was overweight. I would ..

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Study Shows Visual Clues May Help Children Remember What They See in Ads By Bill Hendrick WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD   March 7, 2011 -- Shrek and other cartoon characters influence the opinions of children about the..

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Regular exercise in an after-school program helped sedentary, overweight Augusta children perform better on goal-oriented tasks, according to a study from the Georgia Prevention Institute at Georgia Health Sciences University. The exercise also s..

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(CNN) -- The length of a mother's employment is associated with an increase in her child's body mass index, according to a study in the journal Child Development. It's not the first study to suggest that moms' working hours and kids' weight might be..

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Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new proposed rule Thursday designed to strengthen school breakfast and lunch nutrition standards -- part of the Obama administration's attempt to crack down on an epidemic of childhood..

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A new study shows that toxicperfluoroalkyls, which are used in surface protection treatments and coatings to keep grease from leaking through fast food wrappers, are being ingested by people through their food and showing up as contaminants in blood...

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Be it junk or healthy food — what you eat during pregnancy affects your child's food preferences as it helps to form their sense of smell, so says a new study. A research team from the University of Colorado said a pregnant mother's diet sensi..

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Why are American kids so often overweight and even downright fat to the point many are developing type 2 diabetes, a disease that used to be unheard of except among middle-aged folks? Is it all due to junk food diets and lack of exercise? Those factors ..

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