(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...

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Girls' soccer team, an example of organized sports for kids Now that school sports are in full swing, I have put together some...

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An Endocrinologist Perspective As a pediatric endocrinologist, I frequently evaluated growth. Most commonly, there was concern regarding...

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 too much sugar this week. Most of us are pretty sweet on sugar, but research reveals a bittersweet reality! Sugar occurs naturally in any food that contains carbohydrates - fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy. Consuming these natural forms of sugar are healthy since these types of food also contain fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minera

Eat your fruit & veggies for dessert! at your fruit & veggies for dessert! Homemade blueberry crisp We all love our sweets! Sweet treats are satisfying but need not be full of sugar. I have put together a list of healthy desserts I have found that both satisfy that sweet craving and provide guilt-free nutritious options. What makes these desserts healthy is the use of fat substitutes, such as avocado, bananas and legumes, as well as sugar substitutes or very limited sugar. Yo

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...

30 Healthy Snacks for 30 Days! Veggie Sticks with Hummus Now that children are home for the summer you need to have plenty of snacks on...

A few of the many bean varieties If you are cooking this weekend and as a followup to my fiber article, here are recipe links for a...

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