An ever-increasing number of overweight children, nearly one out of five, is becoming a growing conc...

The high-protein diet has gained in popularity through the years. There are variations of the high-p...

There is a scary phenomenon facing our children today. Many children have poor diets.  Kids tod...

We all seem to live busy lives. Many of us find ourselves eating from fast food chains that contain ...

Portion sizes are the amount of food you choose to consume during meals or snacks.  For childre...

As adults you believe in getting a bang for your buck so when you pay for a meal you demand the bigg...

You’ve heard the adage “You Are What You Eat,”  this saying is particularly true of overweight ...

The U.S. Surgeon General reported in 1999 that 13% of children and 14% of adolescents, were overweig...

There is an old axiom, "You are what you eat."  Taken literally, it means that if you eat healt...

Cholesterol is a waxy substance which coats the interior of our arteries.  Preventing high chol...

Eating a balance of healthy foods during pregnancy and preparing and serving healthy meals is a grea...

With obesity becoming a growing epidemic, even among children, in the United States many people are ...

Obesity is such a growing epidemic in the United States that it has begun to affect even children.&n...

If your child seems to be demoralized about their physical education class, you should talk to them ...

For some reason, most of us have gotten it into our heads that thin equals fit. Well, this is not tr...

As a parent, if you don't keep unhealthy junk foods in the house, your children can't eat them. ...

Americans love their fast food. According to statistics, one out of every four Americans dines at a ...

A recent headline proclaimed that a man in Virginia lost 80 pounds eating at McDonald's fast food re...

As an adult, it’s likely you appreciate more than your teen the importance of a healthy living style...

Many people looking to lose weight often turn to high-protein diets to shed the unwanted pounds.&nbs...

Most people can’t get through their day with only two or three meals. Whether an intense workout, a ...

Eating healthy can be a difficult task even at the best of times; in today's fast-food dining cultur...

When it comes to losing weight, you certainly have a lot of options these days about the way you wan...

The Food Pyramid has been promoted relentlessly by the Department of Agriculture for years, and keep...

No one wants to have diabetes.  If it runs in your family, you may feel that you have no choice...

If you diet and exercise but aren't seeing too many returns on your weight loss, there are a few pos...

Due to time constraints, families can easily fall into a rut, leaving children to entertain themselv...

Children need to eat healthy balanced diets for optimal brain growth and development as well as heal...

When we talk about maintaining our health we oftentimes forget the importance of knowing where healt...

In today's fast-paced world, home-cooked meals have become a thing of the past.  It's far easie...

Low-carb diets have become very popular thanks in large part to the Atkins Diet, which promotes a di...