Halloween is a great time for kids and adults alike to dress up in festive costumes, to go trick-or-treating and have fun. Unfortunately, each year Halloween is marred by injuries. Pedestrian accidents, fires and food poisonings are not uncommon dangers associated with this holiday. Each year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reminds us that…
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Unfortunately, childhood obesity has become a major public health problem. Obese children are more likely to be obese adults, increasing their risk for diabetes and heart disease. But this trend isn’t waiting, we are diagnosing prediabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure in children before the age of 18. Another…
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, thus what better way to start this Move It Monday than to encourage our children to be active. Aside from eating too many calories, lack of physical activity is a major cause of childhood obesity. While there are several factors causing childhood obesity, one significant factor is that our children…
