‘childhood obesity’

Disney’s Childhood Obesity Exhibit a Disaster

By Marsha Hudnall on February 24, 2012

We’re interrupting our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a special alert. Sorry, I couldn’t resist as Dr.Deah’s blog The Not So Wonderful World of Disney reminded me so much of my childhood watching Disney’s show on television, enthralled by stories and images that made a child’s heart sing. They’re not doing too well these days with that for kids […] read more »

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We Stand Against Weight Bullying

By Lisa Christie on February 21, 2012

We’ve been meaning to share this picture for a while now. Green Mountain at Fox Run supports the “I Stand Against Weight Bullying” campaign, a response started by Marilyn Wann of Fat!So? to Georgia’s misguided and harmful Strong4Life campaign against childhood obesity. Take a look at the powerful messages others stand for in stopping weight bigotry. What would your picture […] read more »

We Stand Against Weight Bullying

It Happened This Week – Title X Funding, Aretha Franklin, and Simple Changes for Weight Loss

By Chef Lisa on February 18, 2011

Many critics this week were decrying the effect proposed legislation might have on women’s health care. Several bills have been proposed recently that would decrease funding or even eradicate the Title X Family Planning program, which Nixon signed into law in 1970 to fund health clinics. One bill would stop all funding to any clinic which provides abortion services, despite […] read more »

It Happened This Week: Helping without Harming – A Message to Michelle Obama

By Marsha Hudnall on March 5, 2010

We began and end the week with wise words from Ellyn Satter.  Today, we focus on her message to Michelle Obama to stop talking about childhood obesity.  Ellyn encourages instead a focus on helping parents set up a healthy feeding environment that will support their children’s natural abilities to choose what’s right for their health.  Her feeding dynamics model which […] read more »

Body image problems can start at a very young age.

Healthy Eating with Kids: Body over Mind?

By Emily on July 21, 2009

“I want more ice cream, Auntie,” screams my niece, a full cone towering in her hand. “You’ve already got a cone.” “But I want more.” I know what she means. I’ve certainly had those days when it feels like there isn’t enough ice cream in the world to satisfy me. But I’ve also seen the same little girl leave a […] read more »

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It Happened This Week: Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Buffet, the Zen of Laundry & the Heirarchy of Food Needs

By Marsha Hudnall on June 26, 2009

How’s this for a fab dessert for your July 4th fest?  Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Buffet celebrating those wonderful fruits that are at their best this time of year.  From fellow dietitians Janice & Liz whose website MealMakeoverMoms.com is dedicated to helping busy families eat better. “The Price of Beauty,” Jessica Simpson’s reality show about body image, was just picked up by […] read more »

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Camp, Candy & College

By Marsha Hudnall on June 16, 2009

It was a big oops this morning as we realized that we’d messed up who was posting today.  So I started browsing through old posts to see if there were any worth reviving.  And stumbled across something I wrote back in 2005 about summer camp and no candy rules.  Seems relevant to revisit as I read more and more about […] read more »

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It Happened This Week: Fear, Water and Soda

By Emily on April 10, 2009

An interesting study in Pediatrics finds that schools with ample water fountains and refillable water bottles had a 30 percent lower obesity rate. Now do you believe that drinking enough water can make a world of difference? The Boston Globe reports on a controversial new measure for Massachusetts public schools to send reports home to parents alerting them if their […] read more »

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Healthy Eating: Changing School Environment Curbs Weight Gain In Children, Study Shows

By Laura on September 8, 2008

With kids back to school, many parents are concerned about how schools teach nutrition in the classroom and model it in the lunchroom.  Many schools have taken measures to ensure healthy eating options are available to their students, and have also limited availability of sodas and junkfood in vending machines. In a recent press release, in fact, Maryland schools are […] read more »

Halloween, Kids & Candy

By Marsha Hudnall on October 31, 2005

Happy Halloween!  Today ranks as kids’ favorite holiday.  And no wonder – what a stash most of them bring home from the evening’s revels.  And what a quandary it presents for many parents who worry about their children’s diet.  So I thought I’d revisit the subject of kids and food.  Gina posted a few weeks ago on her observations of […] read more »

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