Children

Childhood Obesity

January 11, 2026 by Dahlia Ferilina - Reading Time: 6 minutes

They are too fat. No question about it. Who, or what are too fat? Our children—more than one in five grade-school children and adolescents in the United States are so fat as to be actually termed obese. Really, this should not come as a surprise to anyone who takes note of gatherings of children, for […]

Childhood Obesity – A New Epidemic

November 10, 2024 by Ella Haddad and Marjorie Baldwin - Reading Time: 7 minutes

It’s all over the media…. It’s a matter of international concern… It threatens the future well-being of cultures, nations, peoples. No, not AIDS. Not tuberculosis. Not anthrax. We’re talking about the easiest—perhaps the hardest to prevent and treat. We’re talking about obesity in children. Innocent—appearing enough—although aesthetically negative, it has much more serious outcomes than […]

What Caffeine is doing to You and Your Child?

March 13, 2022 by Dr. Cesar Vasconcellos de Souza - Reading Time: 6 minutes

Caffeine is a drug that is heavily used in various forms all over the world. An article by Jennifer Temple from the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the University at Buffalo, shows the results of studies on the effects of caffeine in children. Let’s see what Dr. Jennifer and other scientists say about […]

What is Stressing Out Kids?

February 27, 2022 by Martin Neumann - Reading Time: 6 minutes

When people think about who gets stressed out, their last thought is kids. From an adult’s perspective, kids have nothing to stress about. They don’t pay bills, they don’t have to work, and all they do is hang around all day playing, chatting with friends and eating. So what is stressing them out? Theoretically, all […]

Developing Your Children’s Taste

June 11, 2021 by Elen Duarte - Reading Time: 5 minutes

Did you know that your child’s eating habits are largely determined by you? An adequate and balanced diet is not only linked to the child’s growth and development. It is also directly related to disease prevention and health promotion factors in adulthood. In this context, behavioral nutrition plays a fundamental role in guiding food choices […]