Healthy Kids Equal Healthy Communities

With American cities struggling in the face of violent crime, drug activity and financial hardship, it’s not always easy to maintain an optimistic view of the future. Rebuilding strong, vibrant…

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Parents, Overweight Kids, Junk Food, And Education

From Your Health Journal…..”A very interesting article written by Norman Byrd in Huliq which discusses how a study has concluded that the parents with a better education tend to have…

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Experts Weigh In On Childhood Obesity

From Your Health Journal…..”I had to promote a wonderful article I read on the ABC News web site written by Dr. Rebecca Sharim Storace entitled Experts Weigh In On Childhood…

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Are Parents Responsible For Childhood Obesity?

From Your Health Journal…..”I just love the Policy Mic web site, always try to bring traffic their way. If you have never been to their site, please visit it, I…

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Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead To Early Death

From Your Health Journal…..”A very interesting article recently recently on the US News & World Report (via HealthDay) web site written by Denise Mann entitled Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead…

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Reasons For Recess

From Your Health Journal…..”A great article this week by Kellie B. Gormly in TribLive called Reasons For Recess. There has been so much talk about childhood obesity – as we…

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Tips And Tricks To Fight Childhood Obesity

By Diana Maria Overweight or obese kids have becoming an alarming epidemic across the globe. This problem is affecting households irrespective of class, color, sex and ethnicity. Children of both…

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Childhood Obesity Calculator May Be Most Accurate Predictor Yet

From Your Health Journal…..”A great article today from CBS in San Francisco about a childhood obesity calculator which can predict a newborn baby’s odds of becoming an obese child using…

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A Third Of Children Are Overweight

From Your Health Journal…..”I found a great media web site today called Wigan Today. As you know, I review various articles here, then give a ‘snip’ to the story, and…

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Guest Post – Patrick Muldoon, Getting More Kids In The Game

Evander Holyfield once said “It is not the size of the man but the size of his heart that matters.” Anyone who has ever sat on the sideline and watched…

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