Improving Your Child’s Vegetable Intake
This week’s article follows up on the last two weeks regarding fiber and anti-inflammatory eating. Since vegetables are crucial for...
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Denise Scott
- Sep 25
- 3 min
Eating to Prevent Inflammation
Photo of many anti-inflammatory foods, including a variety of fruit and vegetables, arranged in the colors of the rainbow and the shape...
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Denise Scott
- Sep 18
- 3 min
The Fiber Factor - What, Why, and How
What is fiber? Photo of a number of high-fiber foods including fruit, veggies, nuts, legumes, and grains, with the word FIBER written on...
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Denise Scott
- Sep 11
- 4 min
Is Your Child’s Growth Tracking Properly?
You are likely familiar with growth charts and have been told of your infant’s/child’s growth percentiles. These are critical pieces of...
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Denise Scott
- Sep 4
- 3 min
Build a Balanced, Brain-Boosting Breakfast
Since school is in full swing and schedules are busy, now is the time to ensure your child gets a healthy start to their morning. This...
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Denise Scott
- Aug 28
- 5 min
Muscle-Building and Endurance Supplements in Youth - Part 3
This article delves into the hormone, hormone derivative, and hormone receptor modulator supplements. These include: Anabolic agents...
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Denise Scott
- Aug 21
- 6 min
Muscle-Building and Endurance Supplements in Youth, Part 2
Last week’s article was an introduction to performance supplements, reviewing general information and categories. Supplement use in youth...
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Denise Scott
- Aug 14
- 4 min
Muscle-Building and Endurance Supplements in Youth, Part 1
Sports supplements are in the form of drinks, pills, gum, gummies, and powders. They are designed to build muscle or improve endurance....
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Denise Scott
- Aug 7
- 5 min
Nutrition and ADD - Is There a Link?
I read a very recent article that stated there were roughly 1 million more children in the US diagnosed with attention...
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Denise Scott
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Take it With a Grain of Salt.
Salt has been used for centuries to cure and preserve foods before refrigeration. Excessive salt intake typically wasn’t an issue before...
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Denise Scott
- Jul 24
- 2 min
Children’s Cholesterol - Does it Matter?
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that lipid screening be done twice during childhood - once between 9-11 and again...
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Denise Scott
- Jul 17
- 2 min
High-Fructose Corn Syrup - the Bad and the Ugly
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a corn starch product that is an artificial sugar. Corn syrup, made from corn starch, is all glucose....
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Denise Scott
- Jul 10
- 4 min
Food Additives Kids Should Avoid
The last three decades have seen a surge in the chemicals added to our food. Plastics, preservatives, dyes, and sweeteners account for...
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Denise Scott
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Food Dyes, Oh My! Adverse Effects of Artificial Food Colors and Why to Avoid Them
Food dyes are man-made, artificial colors approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and used by food manufacturers to...
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Denise Scott
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic and Preventing Type 2 Diabetes - Part 4
The final article in the series this month outlines further ways to improve eating habits to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes in...
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Denise Scott
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic (and Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Children) - Part 3
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in youth has grown over the past thirty years. In this country, 4 in 1000 adolescents, ages...
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Denise Scott
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic - Part 2
This is the second of four articles that discuss combating childhood obesity. Today begins with how we can change this trajectory. First,...
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Denise Scott
- Jun 5
- 4 min
Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic - Part 1
The word obesity spelled out in wooden block letters. This is the first article in a series that will focus on the childhood obesity...
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Denise Scott
- May 29
- 4 min
How Sweet It Is…or Is It? - Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners, now known as non-nutritive sweeteners, or NNS, (since they have no nutritional value), have been around for a long...
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Denise Scott
- May 22
- 4 min
Nutrition for Brain Health and Mental Health
Did you know that diet plays a role not only in brain development but also in brain function? The brain requires specific nutrients to...
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