Being obese significantly reduces quality of life in boys Tweet | Washington, February 24 (ANI): Boys who are overweight or obese have lower quality of life scores than their normal weight peers, researchers including an Indian origin have found. | However, ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Newstrack India Health Obesity People Photos Wikipedia: Obesity |
Smarter lunchrooms make lunch choices child's play Andrew S. Hanks, PhD, and colleagues from the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs (B.E.N. Center) studied the effects of multiple small interventions, called the smarte... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) PhysOrg Food Fruits Nutrition Photos Wikipedia: Cafeteria |
Are parents to blame for fat kids? There has been a ton of talk in recent years about the cause of childhood obesity in the United States. | And those talks have led some to wonder how much are parents to blame for fat kids? | Some bla... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Dayton Daily News Kids Obesity Parents Photos Wikipedia: Childhood obesity |
Functional super foods that interest children Good books on functional foods to share with your children and others are the Dictionary of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, by Eskin and Tamir and the book, The Functional Foods Revolution: Healt... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner Book Children Food Photos Wikipedia: Functional food |
The babies who nap in sub-zero temperatures Would you put your baby or toddler outside in the freezing cold for their lunchtime nap? Most Nordic parents wouldn't give it a second thought. For them it's part of their daily routine. | D... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) BBC News Babies Parents Photos Wikipedia: Infant Winter |
Green activists face grave threat as death toll doubles in a decade With activists killed in Brazil, Cambodia, the Philippines, and elsewhere, 2012 may have been the most violent year yet | The activist Sombath Somphone disappeared in Vientiane in December 2011. Photo... (photo: WN / WN) The Guardian Activists Cambodia Green Photos |