Only one in four children’s cereals would meet the voluntary nutritional guidelines proposed by the federal Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children, according to a review of popular brands conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
Another study underscoring the importance of the sunshine vitamin has found that low vitamin D levels in obese children could be a precursor to the development of type 2 diabetes.
A new report claims that the makers of sugar-laden drinks such as sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks and fruit drinks take direct aim at children, particularly black and Hispanic kids, in their marketing campaigns.
A government regulator that is part of a working group concerned about junk food ads aimed at children will announce it is backing off some proposals for voluntary food marketing guidelines.
Seventy kids participated in a study, using a computer program to rank how full they thought they would get from each of six snack items and how frequently they ate it.
Some school kids eat two or more breakfasts a day, while others eat nothing, and those who do eat breakfast are often starting the day with cereal and milk, a new survey shows.
Nestle FITS data reveals that, as early as 12-24 months, children are beginning to develop some unhealthy dietary patterns that may contribute to childhood obesity.
Many children in Western countries suffer from chronic constipation, and when the going gets slow, fiber seems to beat all other non-drug remedies, new research from the Netherlands suggests.