Tag: obesity
Limiting Screen Time
February 29, 2016
Experts recommend that children shouldn't be allowed more than two hours of screen time a day.1 Screen time is time spent watching television, playing video games, or using computers or hand-held devices such as tablets and smart phones.2,3 ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot TopicTags: Children And Technology, Family Hot Topic, Obesity, Screen Time
You Can’t Be the Real Thing: Eat Whole Fruits
March 13, 2015
Don’t fool yourself into thinking that drinking 100% fruit juice is the same as eating the whole fruit. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found two key things that may have you re-thinking your breakfast drink: In many ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeTags: Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Fruit, Fruit Juice, January-March 2015, Nutrition, Obesity, Panhandle-livingwell, Sugar In Drinks
Can Overweight Kids Reduce Health Risks By Adding This to Their Diets?
December 12, 2014
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Agata Kowalewska, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida Most of us agree that childhood overweight and obesity are real problems in this country. But ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Nutrition And Food Systems, Obesity
How to Get the Kids Active? Invite a Friend to Play!
August 12, 2014
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Agata Kowalewska, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida When my kids have friends over to play, I have a general rule that they aren’t supposed to ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Fitness And Exercise, Health And Wellness, Obesity, Parenting
Don’t Bench your Preschooler! Parents’ Attitudes Towards Kids’ Athletic Skills Could be a Problem
May 22, 2014
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Heidi Radunovich, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida This post is honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. When you watch your preschooler ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Health And Wellness, Obesity, Parenting
Is TV Affecting Your Teen’s Weight?
May 5, 2014
By Jenna Norris, MS Student, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gail Kauwell, PhD, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, and Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Nutrition And Food Systems, Obesity, Parenting
Teen Health Today: What They’re Getting Right…and Wrong
April 30, 2014
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Karla Shelnutt, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida, and Lacey Chapa, MS, Assistant Nutrition Education Coordinator, Department of Family, Youth, ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & LifeTags: Nutrition And Food Systems, Obesity, Parenting
Americans Eat Too Many SoFAS
April 15, 2014
Written by Angela Hinkle, EFNEP Extension Agent at UF/IFAS Escambia County Reviewed by Karla P. Shelnutt, Ph.D., RD, LD/N, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, and Linda B. Bobroff, Ph.D., RD, LD/N, Department ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Nutrition And Food Systems, Obesity, Parenting
Could This New Type of Playground Make Kids More Active?
April 3, 2014
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Karla Shelnutt, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida, and Linda Bobroff, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences It’s recess time, ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Fitness And Exercise, Health And Wellness, Obesity