MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'food first'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:26:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471962&cid=t_346153_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FL-bB6dd8JyE%2F In our fast food, TV-obsessed nation, childhood obesity is a huge problem. Poor diet and lack of exercise has led to an epidemic among children in which childhood obesity has increased by three times over the past 30 years. One in three children are overweight or obese, and the country spends $150 billion each year to treat conditions related to obesity. Let’s face it – our kids are fat! Overweight Kid Being overweight as a child can lead to the development of high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, orthopedic problems, depression, and a number of other diseases and ailments. Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. Recently, First Lady Michelle Obama has been leading a nationwide campaign called “Let’s Move”... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471962 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:34:39 +0100 3471962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471755&cid=t_346153_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fchildhood-obesity-should-you-put-your-kid-on-a-diet%2F In our fast food, TV-obsessed nation, childhood obesity is a huge problem. Poor diet and lack of exercise has led to an epidemic among children in which childhood obesity has increased by three times over the past 30 years. One in three children are overweight or obese, and the country spends $150 billion each year to treat conditions related to obesity. Let’s face it – our kids are fat! Overweight Kid Being overweight as a child can lead to the development of high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, orthopedic problems, depression, and a number of other diseases and ailments. Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. Recently, First Lady Michelle Obama has been leading a nationwide campaign called “Let’s Move”... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471755 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:34:39 +0100 3471755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441213&cid=t_346153_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fmore-tips-for-your-baby-and-solid-food%2F The list of tips for helping your baby enjoy solid food continues today with five more ideas. Stay tuned for the last five tomorrow when I will share some thoughts for what to do when solid food feeding is not going as well as you might hope! Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments section — what have you done and do you agree or disagree with this set of tips so far? Strawberry yogurt face! Five More Tips for Helping Your Baby Enjoy Solid Food 6. Set a good example with what you eat. One of the signs of readiness for solid food is that your baby shows interest in what you are eating. The baby’s urge to lunge for your food works in a positive way! At meal time, sit next to your baby or have your baby sit in your lap, and be prepared to share your food (modified as approp... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441213 Thu, 21 May 2009 05:01:08 +0100 2441213