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Does Breastfeeding Affect the Risk of Childhood Obesity?

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|Date: September 21, 2017
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Does Breastfeeding Affect the Risk of Childhood Obesity?

Yes! After Valley Family Medicine Residency physicians reviewed over a dozen studies with more than 76,00 ...

Yes! After Valley Family Medicine Residency physicians reviewed over a dozen studies with more than 76,000 infants primarily from the Unites States and Great Britain, they found that breastfeeding low ...

September 21, 2017
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6 Tips for Helping Your Kids Maintain Healthy Cholesterol

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|Date: April 25, 2017
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6 Tips for Helping Your Kids Maintain Healthy Cholesterol

Most people don't worry about high cholesterol until they become adults, but the truth is that cholestero ...

Most people don't worry about high cholesterol until they become adults, but the truth is that cholesterol can be a problem in childhood. Encourage your child to eat at least five (or more!) daily ser ...

April 25, 2017
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Four Positive Ways You Can Help Your Child Maintain a Healthy Weight

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|Date: October 18, 2016
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Four Positive Ways You Can Help Your Child Maintain a Healthy Weight

It’s a Problem, Especially in King County Childhood obesity in the U.S. is growing at an alarming rate. A ...

It’s a Problem, Especially in King County Childhood obesity in the U.S. is growing at an alarming rate. According to the CDC, since 1980, the obesity rate among U.S. children and adolescents has tripl ...

October 18, 2016
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Food Allergy Field Guide

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|Date: March 14, 2014
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Food Allergy Field Guide

Learning that you or your child has a food allergy, a life-altering and potentially life-threatening dise ...

Learning that you or your child has a food allergy, a life-altering and potentially life-threatening disease, can be overwhelming. Food Allergy Research & Education's (FARE) new resource, "Your Fo ...

March 14, 2014
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Sugary Drinks May Explain 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year

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|Date: March 20, 2013
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Sugary Drinks May Explain 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year

Written by Marlene Busko for Medscape Today News Mar 20, 2013 A large, international epidemiologic ...

Written by Marlene Busko for Medscape Today News Mar 20, 2013 A large, international epidemiologic study reports that slurping back large amounts of sugary beverages was associated with an incr ...

March 20, 2013
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Kids Need a Heart Healthy Diet Too

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|Date: February 11, 2013
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Kids Need a Heart Healthy Diet Too

By now most of us have heard that a diet high in fat and cholesterol may contribute to the development of ...

By now most of us have heard that a diet high in fat and cholesterol may contribute to the development of heart disease in adulthood, and that a heart-healthy diet may help prevent or treat high blood ...

February 11, 2013
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Smart Parenting Means Saying No to Sugary Drinks

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|Date: January 11, 2013
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Smart Parenting Means Saying No to Sugary Drinks

Sugary drinks are beverages with added sugars: sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, sweetened fruit drink ...

Sugary drinks are beverages with added sugars: sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, sweetened fruit drinks and sweetened coffees or teas. Drinking sugary beverages puts your child at risk for being ob ...

January 11, 2013
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