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Stuffed Veggies? by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

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Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Finally! A food you CAN play with! Yellow Label Kids has these knit vegetable and fruit rattles -- the debate is on... will these help YOUR child to like to eat their v ... Read on »

Surviving Thanksgiving and holiday meals: tips for kids and parents by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Yes, it's that time of the year! The holidays with lots of filling dinners, family meals, scrumptious snacks, and tempting desserts are here! And it all begins ... Read on »

Surviving Thanksgiving and holiday meals: tips for kids and parents by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Yes, it's that time of the year! The holidays with lots of filling dinners, family meals, scrumptious snacks, and tempting desserts are here! And it all begins wit ... Read on »

Swine flu H1N1 and childhood obesity: Is there a connection? by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting There seems to be an overwhelming number of obese patients that have caught the H1N1 virus. So it leads one to ask -- is there a connection between the two? Is obesity a ... Read on »

Taking Sugary Drinks Out of Schools Has Little Impact by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting In a journal that we pediatricians subscribe to called Pediatric News, a rather eye-opening article emerged... a study was done involving 7 high schools and sugary drinks and ... Read on »

Technology and childhood obesity: what's the connection? by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting As we continue this week with our list of Top 10 culprits contributing to childhood obesity, we come to the ever-popular technological advances of today... Concerning obe ... Read on »

Teen obesity, exercise, and breast cancer by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This month, October 2009, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What does breast cancer have to do with teenage girls? A lot. Is there a connection between obesity and bre ... Read on »

Teen obesity, exercise, and breast cancer by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This month, October 2009, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What does breast cancer have to do with teenage girls? A lot. Is there a connection between obesity and b ... Read on »

The Doctors 'Get Moving' with Jillian Michaels by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Have you ever seen the TV show The Doctors? Well, in a nutshell there are four specialized physicians that come on the air to provide medical advice. This week a re ... Read on »

The Machine Myth: Get Kids Off the Machines by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This article found in PFP Magazine offers the other side of the argument of "Is it safe for kids to use exercise machines or not?" There is a school of thought that believ ... Read on »

Tips for back to school basics: what if my child eats at school? by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting There is a pressing question that many parents ask at times ... what to do if my child eats at school? What if I am not able to prepare my child's lunches? Not to fret too ... Read on »

Tips for dining out: how to choose between everything on the menu by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting When eating out at your favorite (or not-so-favorite) restaurants, it can be very difficult to choose something healthy. Following are some tips for eating out to hopeful ... Read on »

Tips for helping your child to start out the new year healthy by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting So, you noticed that your child or teen m ... Read on »

Top 10 Healthy Holiday Survival Tips for Parents by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting 1. Eat slowly, talk more -- it takes your body about 15-20 minutes to sense that it is full so enjoy eachother’s company, take the time to talk and laugh, and then li ... Read on »

U.S. dinnertime poll and childhood obesity by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Last month, November 2009, a great article encouraging dinnertime as family time was published in The Salt Lake Tribune. An Associated Press iVillage poll of families w ... Read on »

Vegetarian children and childhood obesity by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Last month the Los Angeles Times came out with a super article regarding vegetarian (non-meat-eating) diets and the benefits for children as they grow into healthy adults ... Read on »

Vegetarian diets and childhood obesity: is there a connection? by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting The latest breaking news is that in the July issue of its journal, the American Dietetic Association (ADA) endorsed vegetarian diets. The health and weight management bene ... Read on »

What is 'slow food'? by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting We have all heard about fast food, of course. So, what IS the slow food movement? According to the Slow Food website, "Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic membe ... Read on »

What to eat?! A guide to preventing childhood obesity by Angela M. Fals, MD, FAAP Medical Doctor

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It is appropriate to begin this Top 10 series with the activity that we do most of and spend a lot of time planning and thinking about ... eating and our diet. What, when, ... Read on »

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