Low fat pre-teen diet may cut breast cancer risk
Low fat pre-teen diet may cut breast cancer risk Adolescent girls who follow a relatively low-fat diet starting in puberty have lower blood levels of…
Study looks at cod liver oil and babies' IQs
Study looks at cod liver oil and babies' IQs Pregnant and breast-feeding women who supplement their diets with cod liver oil may help boost their…
More kids may have peanut allergies
More kids may have peanut allergies More children are becoming sensitized to peanuts, and it could be because more pregnant and breast-feeding women are…
Nutrition tips to prevent the common cold
Nutrition tips to prevent the common cold The following text is an excerpt from Leslie Beck's Nutrition Encyclopedia (Prentice Hall Canada, 2001),…
Kids' bag lunches chock-full of fat, salt and sugar
Kids' bag lunches chock-full of fat, salt and sugar A survey of lunches American fourth graders bring from home reveals that the most common foods contain…
Grandpa's diet may affect grandkids' disease risk
Grandpa's diet may affect grandkids' disease risk We are what we eat, or so the saying goes, but new research suggests that we may be what our parents and…
Gardening influences a child's views on eating veggies
Gardening influences a child's views on eating veggies Researchers at Texas A&M University in College Station discovered that when 4- and 5-year-olds…
Smaller servings mean more balanced meals for kids
Smaller servings mean more balanced meals for kids Feeding preschoolers smaller portions of the main dish at lunchtime means they'll eat more fruit and…