Healthline Blogs
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Nutrition News Roundup: Feb 2nd
So much to talk about this past week! The food news never stops.Likewise, the trans fat free band wagon keeps wheeling along. The latest companies to get in on the act: Burger King and the hotel chain Marriott International. Marriott announced th...
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Halloween: Dealing with the Aftermath
Ok, last week I gave you some tips on how to prepare for and have a safe and healthier Halloween. But I think we all know that our kids are gonna come home with LOTS of sweets. So what to do in the aftermath of the Halloween candy frenzy?Have no f...
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100% Fad Free: National Nutrition Month®
Greetings all. March is National Nutrition Month® and this year (and forever) the American Dietetic Association (ADA) is urging the public to go "100% Fad Free". Sounds reasonable right, steer clear of fad diets and other nutrition quackery. But t...
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Sleeping to Stay Slim?
Are you and your family getting enough sleep? I've recently been reading a lot about a lack of sleep being linked to overweight in adults. But apparently this connection is even stronger in kids. Personally I am very territorial of my zz's, but sl...
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Healthy Valentine's Day Classroom Party Ideas
Valentine's Day is just 2 days away and chances are your child's classroom is gonna go all out with the treats. Nothing wrong with treats, as long as they really are 'treats', meaning we don't overindulge and consume them too frequently. But if yo...
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Get Movin' with "America on the Move"
I've been a little bit out of the loop the last few days because I've been attending a conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. I know, nobody feels sorry for me. Admittedly I have been taking time to enjoy the ocean sand and beautiful sunsets. But believe...
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Recipe of the Week: Cabbage Salad (Better Than It Sounds)
I have to admit before I made this salad for the "Ask the Dietitian" program when I worked for the Los Angeles County Nutrition Program, I thought "yuck... I hate cabbage". But it was the recipe our program had decided on to demonstrate at the far...
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Self-Talking the Dessert Splurge
Thank you to the individual who posted the anonymous comment on the 'dessert before seconds theory' which I wrote about on Day Two of the California Obesity Conference. This person had some really good insight on how to handle the 'dessert' fix. N...
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"Where's the Fruit" - Day Three Childhood Obesity Conference
"Over half of the most aggressively advertised children’s foods that prominently feature fruit on their packaging contain no fruit at all", this according to Prevention Institute's The Strategic Alliance study "Where's the Fruit?" released Friday ...
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Soda Sales Not So Lucrative for Schools
One of the major arguments against removing sugary beverages like sodas and other soft drinks from school campuses is the negative financial impact it may have. When I was working on the policy to remove sugary beverages from the Los Angeles Unifi...
