Parenting and home environment can influence kids' health by shaping dietary and physical behaviors, such as providing access to fruits and vegetables.
Nutrition Education for Kids - Need of the Hour
Effective nutrition education in schools can eventually force children to rethink about their eating habits and form their own new ones.
Effective nutrition education in schools can eventually force children to rethink about their eating habits and form their own new ones.
They collected information on the children's food intake over the past week, with foods rated as junk food or healthy food. To gauge their levels of physical activity, the children wore accelerometers for a week, which measured moderate to vigorous physical activity as well as sedentary time.
The mothers reported information about their children's environments, including family policies around food and physical activity, accessibility of healthy versus junk foods, availability of physical activity equipment, and whether they model healthy eating or exercise for their kids.
Top Vegetables and Fruits for Healthy Diet
Include vegetables and fruits as part of your diet and improve your overall health.
Include vegetables and fruits as part of your diet and improve your overall health.
They concluded that to promote healthy behaviors in children, a healthy home environment and parental role modeling are important.
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Preschoolers Might Be At Risk for Later Health Problems Due To Poor Eating Behaviors
According to a new study out of St. Michael's Hospital, how kids eat their food may turn out to be just as important as what they eat.
According to a new study out of St. Michael's Hospital, how kids eat their food may turn out to be just as important as what they eat.
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Unhealthy Eating Behaviors can Make a Bad Mood Worse
In women, unhealthy eating habits may worsen their moods, say researchers.
In women, unhealthy eating habits may worsen their moods, say researchers.
