On July 12th the University of West Virginia announced a new study of over 20,000 fifth graders that showed that 30% of them had high cholesterol http://http://www.health.wvu.edu/newsreleases/news-details.aspx?ID=1524. Under present guidelines, only 70% of these children would have been tested and thus many with high cholesterol would have been missed. The doctors who did the study, [...]
Summertime comes and schedules changes. For many kids and teens that means lots of time to play, cook and eat healthy. For others it means more time in front of the TV, computer, snacking and not being very active. For almost all kids now is a time to make some healthy choices. For parents, it [...]
The calendar says it is spring although in some parts of the country it still feels pretty cold. Regardless of the temperature however, at this time of the year we usually think about spring cleaning. Let me suggest that this year’s spring cleaning include eliminating any unhealthy foods in your homes. It is also a [...]
When you shop for your children’s clothes, you go to the children’s department. When your child is sick, you take them to a pediatrician, and if they need a plan to lose weight, it needs to be one specifically for children. Recently, I received a call from a Mom who told me how great our [...]
Michelle Obama was on Good Morning America today talking about the importance of combating childhood obesity. For more than five years this has been our mission at That-a-Weigh Kids®. Mrs. Obama talked about the importance of parents having a conversation with their kids about healthy eating and making small changes in their eating habits. With [...]
Recently I spoke to two Moms who were very concerned about their overweight girls. The first girl, who we will call Marcy*, was 14 and weighed 223 pounds and the second girl, Tanya*, was 12 and weighed 160 pounds. (Both parents had been referred to That-a-Weigh Kids® by their doctors). We talked about what the [...]