Earlier intervention leads to better weight recovery in children with multiple risk factors for weight faltering

Pioneering use of video helps families establish healthy habits and mealtime routines.

Soy may help women’s hearts if they start early

A diet rich in soy may help feminine hearts, but timing matters, finds a new study. “This study underscores how important it is for women to get into the best cardiovascular shape they can before menopause. The healthy habits they start then will carry them through the years to come,” says one expert.

Sesame Street provides lasting heart-healthy lessons for preschoolers

Preschoolers can learn about healthy eating and exercise through Sesame Street.In a study presented on November 18 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2013, preschoolers in Bogotá, Colombia participating in a structured curriculum that used Sesame Street’s Healthy Habits for Life materials improved their knowledge, attitudes and habits related to a heart-healthy lifestyle.

Teens Who Consume Milk Reap Health Benefits Through Adulthood, Less Likely To Develop Type 2 Diabetes

Developing healthy habits like drinking milk as a teen could have a long-term effect on a woman’s risk for type 2 diabetes, according to new research in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1)…

For Kids, Healthy Eating Starts At Home, According To GfK MRI

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to healthy habits, according to GfK MRI’s American Kids Study and its supplemental Parents Study. According to newly released data, parents who purchase low-calorie or organic foods and parents who don’t keep junk food at home have children who are more likely than the average child to express healthy eating-related attitudes…

For Kids, Healthy Eating Starts At Home, According To GfK MRI

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to healthy habits, according to GfK MRI’s American Kids Study and its supplemental Parents Study. According to newly released data, parents who purchase low-calorie or organic foods and parents who don’t keep junk food at home have children who are more likely than the average child to express healthy eating-related attitudes…