10% of Pre-Schoolers Are Obese! Here’s What to Do with your Toddler

10% of Pre-Schoolers Are Obese! Here’s What to Do with your Toddler

The Obesity Society (yes, such an organization exists!) convened last week for its annual meeting. Here are some scary numbers from a research program called “Nestle Feeding Infants & Toddlers Study”: 1. 10% of preschoolers age 2-5 are obese. 2. … Continue reading

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General Mills Responds to Sugary-Cereal-for-Kids Report

General Mills Responds to Sugary-Cereal-for-Kids Report

Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity presented a report on breakfast cereal this weekend  in Washington DC as part of the annual meeting of the Obesity Society. The findings were not surprising and can be summed up … Continue reading

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Kids’ Cereal – High in Sugar, Low in Fiber [New Report]

Kids’ Cereal – High in Sugar, Low in Fiber [New Report]

USA Today has two stories out about a recent research project by Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The findings were presented in Washington DC as part of the annual meeting of the Obesity Society. Here’s what … Continue reading

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