A new study shows childhood obesity rates have leveled off from 1999 to 2006. Good news for those parents, including myself, who sometimes feel guilty slipping our kids a treat or two. Guess we can relax. Or maybe not completely. Sixteen percent of kids are obese according to the researchers …
Seems baby formula is causing a stir again. No, not because it’s second best to mother’s milk. Not because it’s been compared to smoking during pregancy. No, not because it deprives young babies of physical contact with momma’s breast. And no, not because it might come in cans possibly leaking …
Women who eat diverse, nutritious food are more likely to give birth to boys. Yeah, yeah, we know sex is determined by the dad-to-be’s sperm but it looks like the maternal environment differentially influences the “viability” of male and female embryos. Yeah, blame mom again. According to Fiona Matthews and …
Parents of picky eaters, take relief today… Looks like we have some good evidence that genes are largely responsible for picky eating or neophobia (dislike of veggies, fruits, and proteins). So says a recent article in the Dining In section of the New York Times. Researchers at University College London …