Sugar Overload: Could Warnings on Kids’ Drinks Fight Obesity?

Sugar Overload: Could Warnings on Kids’ Drinks Fight Obesity?

Feb. 7, 2022 — So you’re at the supermarket, and your kid is asking for their favorite fizzy soda. But you’re trying to get your family on a healthier track this year. Do you protest initially, and then give in when the tears start flowing? Maybe you feel like crying, too. You crave the sugar … Read more

Chocolate, Butter, Sodas: Avoid These Foods for a Healthier Middle Age

Chocolate, Butter, Sodas: Avoid These Foods for a Healthier Middle Age

“Perhaps the importance of this study is to stop talking about sugar and fat and start talking about chocolate, confectionary [candy], white bread, butter, high-fat cheese,” Piernas said. “That’s what we need to tell people. If they have a diet which is high in these things and low in fruits and vegetables,” they are more … Read more

Curbing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity

Curbing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Limiting TV ads for sugary, salty and high-fat foods and drinks might help reduce childhood obesity, British researchers suggest. They looked at advertising of these products between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. If all such ads were … Read more