Food Dyes, Oh My! Adverse Effects of Artificial Food Colors and Why to Avoid Them
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Denise Scott
Jun 262 min read
Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic and Preventing Type 2 Diabetes - Part 4
The final article in the series this month outlines further ways to improve eating habits to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes in...
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Denise Scott
Jun 194 min read
Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic (and Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Children) - Part 3
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in youth has grown over the past thirty years. In this country, 4 in 1000 adolescents, ages...
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Denise Scott
Jun 123 min read
Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic - Part 2
This is the second of four articles that discuss combating childhood obesity. Today begins with how we can change this trajectory. First,...
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Denise Scott
Jun 54 min read
Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic - Part 1
The word obesity spelled out in wooden block letters. This is the first article in a series that will focus on the childhood obesity...
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Denise Scott
May 294 min read
How Sweet It Is…or Is It? - Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners, now known as non-nutritive sweeteners, or NNS, (since they have no nutritional value), have been around for a long...
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Denise Scott
May 224 min read
Nutrition for Brain Health and Mental Health
Did you know that diet plays a role not only in brain development but also in brain function? The brain requires specific nutrients to...
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Denise Scott
May 153 min read
Nutritious Snacks and On the Go Meals for Toddlers and Beyond
Now that we discussed improving the nutrient density of meals - let’s use that information to create meals and snacks for home and on the...
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Denise Scott
May 86 min read
Improving the Nutrient Density of Meals
Making meals that are nutrient-dense rather than energy-dense is easy and affordable. Nutrient-dense refers to foods high in nutrients...
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Denise Scott
May 15 min read
Feeding Your Child Athlete
Keeping your child healthy and well-hydrated helps to optimize sports performance. They need adequate calories for their given sport and...
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Denise Scott
Apr 243 min read
Can Diet Help or Worsen Acne?
Many of you may have heard that sugar and dairy are bad for acne. There is actually science behind this. Acne is an inflammatory process;...
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Denise Scott
Apr 174 min read
Feeding Your Adolescent and Pubertal Child
Adolescence and puberty - those words trigger an emotional response and anxiety in parents! This article will help you prepare your child...
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Denise Scott
Apr 103 min read
The Mediterranean Diet for Children
The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has consistently ranked as one of the healthiest, most sustainable diets, beneficial for heart health and...
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Denise Scott
Apr 35 min read
Reasons to Minimize Sugar in Your Child’s Diet (and how to do so)
Most of us are pretty sweet on sugar, but research reveals a bittersweet reality! The word sugar spelled out in a pile of sugar. Sugar is...
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Denise Scott
Mar 275 min read
Temperamental Toddlers and Persnickety Preschoolers
(Influencing Your Child's Taste Preferences) Once your baby is over a year and enters toddlerhood, they often become picky eaters. Foods...
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Denise Scott
Mar 203 min read
Feed Your Child’s Gut
Are you familiar with the gut microbiota? Research shows that there are more microorganisms living in our gut than there are cells in our...
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Denise Scott
Mar 134 min read
Milk - When? How Much? Which Kind?
Once your baby is a year old, they can transition from breast milk or formula to regular milk per the American Academy of Pediatrics...
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Denise Scott
Mar 64 min read
Food for the Developing Brain
Depiction of the brain as half drawing and half foods that are good for the brain, such as seafood, berries, nuts, and vegetables. Did...
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Denise Scott
Feb 284 min read
Beware of Food as a Choking Hazard
Feeding your child table food and what the rest of the family eats is exciting. This article is a reminder that little ones don’t chew...
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Denise Scott
Feb 213 min read
When to Start Meat and Seafood?
During infancy, babies get all the protein they require from breast milk or formula. Meat and seafood provide an additional protein...
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