According to a recent study published in Pediatrics, a child is more likely to be overweight at a young age if his mother was overweight before she became pregnant.
Ohio State University researchers studied data from more than 3,000 children and... Read more
Today so many people are overweight or obese that it is sometimes viewed as the norm. This is making it difficult for parents to recognize whether their own child has a weight problem. A recent study surveyed the parents of almost 300... Read more
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), adults aren't the only ones at risk for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases—kids are too. More and more children of all ages are overweight than ever before. As a result,... Read more
With a plethora of health resources available these days, it can be hard to know where to look for reliable, accurate and useful information. When it comes to raising healthy kids in an increasingly unhealthy world, where do you start? Coach Nicole r... Read more
Of course we know that obesity has reached epidemic proportions in this country- and now it's been spilling over to our kids. Obesity among children is skyrocketing, and getting a lot of attention these days, but I think people are still not... Read more
hi, im a single mother of 2, a student and part time waitress. im going through a lot emotionally and im an emotional eater. I'm a little overweight. i keep trying to lose weight and cant seem to stick to anything. i start working out and watching wh... Read more
I'm trying to enter my own recipe, and it contains 3 Tbs of cornstarch. The conversion calculator does not allow me to convert a tablespoon quantity to the ounce measure that is required. Is there any way I can add to the options? I have no clue h... Read more
I was out of shape, overweight, and starting to have some major health problems (diabetes, asthma, allergies, high cholesterol). Then on march 2nd I was in a head on collision with a 19 year old who was texting. It cracked my left hip, broke my right... Read more
this may have already been asked or be posted else where but I may have missed it.
basically im just wondering if there is anywhere were i could find the specific calories burned for certain exercises such as situps, crunchies, jumping jacks and s... Read more
Welcome to our 'child free' SParkers who want a safe and honest place to discuss our choices for not having children (and all things that come from that)... Read more
A new study published in the journal Pediatrics shows a link between mom’s stress level and the weight of her children. The study looked at children in families living below the poverty line, and found that the more stress the mother experienced, th... Read more
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about parenting, it’s how hard it is to feel judged by others. When you have kids, your whole life changes and most (if not all) of the decisions you make in life take another little person (o... Read more
