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Parents- Help Your Kids Be Healthy for Life!

Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years. According to a survey done in 2012, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. Think of some popular snacks … Continue reading

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Kids gets Smart about Media and Health

Media has a huge influence on the youth of today.  Through television commercials, ads on the computer, movies and celebrities, our youth is being influenced almost every minute to eat certain items, drink certain drinks and act a certain way. While … Continue reading

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Dining Hall Dilemmas: SOLVED!

Entering college, everything can be extremely overwhelming but at the same time new and exciting. A majority of young seventeen/eighteen-year-olds are used to having a parent around to make sure they are participating in a sport, eating the right foods … Continue reading

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A Balanced Diet: A Healthy Lifestyle

I have always had a hard time sticking to a very strict diet.  I always find myself day dreaming about all of the sweet, cheesy and fatty foods I am missing out on.  Thanks to the blog Chocolate Broccoli, I have learned … Continue reading

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