Tag: children

Researchers Embarrassed: Fast Food Makes Teens Skinnier

Researchers Embarrassed: Fast Food Makes Teens Skinnier

New Zealand researchers were surprised to the point of embarrassment when they checked how fast food affects the body weight of teens.

Nutritional Gatekeepers

Nutritional Gatekeepers

How much power do you have over the food others eat? Are you aware that you are their nutritional gatekeeper?

How To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies

How To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies

If you so far tried to get your kids to eat their vegetables and failed, try a new approach: have them understand how nutrition works and how vegetables fit into the big picture.

Fred Sold Out

Fred Sold Out

Using trusted cartoon characters to sell food products to children can be a particularly devious form of marketing that may influence adult eating habits and obesity rates.

Is Tuna Safe To Eat?

Is Tuna Safe To Eat?

Is tuna safe to eat? Ever since in 1970 mercury was discovered in a can of tuna, the threat of heavy metal overdose has loomed over tuna lovers. Let’s put some facts into the discussion: how safe is tuna?