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05/22/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Sugar is dumbing down young children, new study warns; pregnant women told to watch their diet

Consumption of excess sugar has been linked to various health concerns like cancer, diabetes, and obesity, and now another study has revealed that sugar consumption can affect childhood cognition. The study, which was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, examined the side effects of consuming larger quantities of sugary drinks and foods, focusing […]

06/20/2017 / By Tim Wesley

Prebiotics found to reduce body fat in overweight children

A new study published in Gastroenterology discussed a possible new tool in helping overweight or obese children shed off the unwanted pounds. According to the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), prebiotics can help reduce body fat in children by modifying their gut microbiota. “This is a well-designed trial that demonstrates how a prebiotic could potentially help combat […]

06/09/2017 / By Russel Davis

Diet soda consumption during pregnancy leads to OBESE children

Consuming artificially-sweetened beverages such as diet soda during pregnancy may raise the odds of subsequent obesity in children, a recent study in the International Journal of Epidemiology revealed. According to researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), pregnant women tend to increase fluid intake as a […]

05/10/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Kids are engaging in dangerous diets where they go days without greens and depend on french fries as their only source of vegetables

A recent study revealed that 90 percent of children in the United States go for days without eating greens, getting by with just french fries as their only “vegetable”. The study, published in Pediatrics, found that children, particularly those between zero to 23 months of age, not only lack in vegetables, but are also consuming too much sweetened […]

05/08/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Kellogg’s funneled millions of dollars into effort to censor sugar warnings on cereals

Even though most people know that sugar is not okay, for some reason we keep consuming this addictive, white poison in excessive amounts. According to some experts, we are consuming an average of more than 500 calories per day coming from added sugars. Multiple trustworthy studies have shown that these excessive amounts are toxic to […]

01/28/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Almost all kids’ restaurant meals exceed nutritionist-recommended calorie counts

Most items served on children’s menus exceed the calorie counts recommended by nutritionists, according to a study conducted by the RAND Corp. and published in the journal Nutrition Today. The findings are particularly important because U.S. children now eat out for a large proportion of their meals. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]

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