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Dr. Keith Ayoob, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, where he also directs the Nutrition Center at the Rose Kennedy Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center. He has been working with adults and children or over 20 years and spent nine years as a spokesperson for the ...
read more >from Yolanda Evans, MD Did you know that nearly half of all students nationwide are trying to lose weight? Close to half (44%) of high school students in 2009 tried to lose weight, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey sponsored by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). The YRBS is a survey system that monitors risky behaviors in...
read more >from Yolanda Evans, MD Did you know that the amount of time kids spend watching TV, using the computer, and listening to music is the same as a full time job? A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation tracked the use of media, such as TV, computers, MP3 players, and cell phones, in youth ages 8 to 18 years. The avera...
read more >from The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Food allergy is a growing public health concern in the U.S. Though reasons for this are poorly understood, the prevalence of food allergies and associated anaphylaxis appears to be on the rise. Peanut allergy doubled in children over a five-year period (1997-2002). Research suggests that food-...
read more >from the Mayo clinic Do you know anyone who isn't stressed out these days? The pace of our lives makes stress management a necessary skill for all of us. Learning to identify your problems and implement solutions is the key to successful stress relief. The first step in stress relief is identifying your stress triggers. Some causes of...
read more >Can a Lack of Sleep Cause Obesity in Children and Teens? by David J Breland, MD, MPH Recent research presented in Vancouver, B.C at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting suggest that it can. Researcher Leslie A. Lytle at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute along with colleagues conducted a study of 723 ...
read more >Note: this information provided by "The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxia Network" A food allergy is an immune system response to a food that the body mistakenly believes is harmful. Once the immune system decides that a particular food is harmful, it creates specific antibodies to it. The next time the individual eats that food, the immune system rele...
read more >from myfoodallergies.net Peanut (legume) Allergy can be a life-long allergy affecting approximately 2% of the population. Peanut allergy is the most common cause of death due to foods. Three things characterize peanut hypersensitivity: Reactions can be extremely violent and life threatening with just a little exposure to the allergen. This all...
read more >One of the most widely talked about food allergies is gluten intolerance. You will find the term "gluten free" on more and more food products at your grocery store. Specialty grocery companies like Whole Foods have dedicated considerable shelf space to this category of food products. The following article on “What is Gluten?” is author...
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