Problems Created by Sugar

Denise Scott

Easy Ways to Reduce Sugar in Your Child’s Diet

This article is a follow-up from last week, with many easy and practical tips for decreasing sugar intake and improving the nutrient...

Denise Scott

Serious Reasons to Reduce Sugar in Your Child’s Diet

The word sugar written in a pile of sugar Sugar is a pervasive ingredient in any food that contains carbohydrates. Some sugars occur...

Denise Scott

Adult Diseases in Children - A Frightening Trend

During my three decades of practice, I witnessed the evolution of a frightening trend - the appearance of adult diseases in children...

Denise Scott

Link Between Nutrition and Mental Health Issues in Children

Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I devote every article this month to a different mental health topic and links to nutrition....

Denise Scott

Tiny Teeth Tips

For Pediatric Dental Health Month, I asked my daughter-in-law, Kelsey Scott, DDS, a pediatric dentist, to write a couple of articles. She...

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Processed Food and Brain Health

Research is making it very clear that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods can lead to a significant decrease in mental...

Denise Scott

Does Appetite Control Food Intake or Food Control Appetite???

(The Chicken or the Egg?) The “Please Don"t Eat” sign on this refrigerator is less important than what is inside. It has long been...

Denise Scott

The Sweet Toxicity of Sugar

Sugar can be tasty but too much is toxic Now that you have ideas for healthy sweet treats from last week, I will tell you the dangers of...

Denise Scott

The Obesity Epidemic in Children

We have been in an obesity epidemic in pediatrics, thirty years in the making - the same amount of time I was in practice. I watched this...