You may not literally be quarantined, but a large percentage of the United States’ population is under some sort of lockdown order. With schools being closed, that means that kids…
Author: Janelle Zimmerman, RN, BA
Medical Issues Related to Obesity: Heart and Joint Health
If you are overweight or obese, losing weight is a good idea. Not so much because obesity itself is dangerous, but because losing as little as ten percent of body…
Depression and Obesity: Is there a connection?
Are overweight people happy people? Not necessarily. In fact, there is an insidious and multi-factorial correlation between obesity and depression. The fat and jolly myth continues to show up in…
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome is not a disease per se, but a cluster of symptoms that correlates closely with obesity and an increased risk for heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.…
Trends in Childhood Obesity and the Cultural Factors That Drive Those Trends
“Kids today just sit around eating Cheetos and playing video games. It’s no wonder they are all fat!” This bit of wisdom came from a blunt, outspoken friend. Was he…
How to Motivate Children 13-18 to Eat Healthier
The teen years bring lots of change and challenges. From acne to broken hearts, from drugs to lost homework, challenges abound. Getting teens to make healthy food choices isn’t always…
How to motivate children, ages 10-12, to eat healthier
You blink, and the baby in diapers is a ten-year-old, with definite opinions and (sometimes, maybe too often) a firmly made up mind about the negative value and utility of…
How to motivate children, ages 5 to 9, to eat healthier
“Uuuugggh. I don’t like vegetables! Why do I hafta?” Usually accompanied by a whine and a pout, this litany is familiar to any parents of young children. Its enough to…
What is Childhood Obesity?
Obese. It’s a word we hear more and more often these days. When I was growing up, only one of my classmates would have qualified as overweight. Today, nearly a…
