29 December
Sesame Street has launched a new program, “Food for Thought: Eating Well on a Budget”, in their effort to fight childhood obesity and hunger. This program is being put together by Sesame Workshop in an attempt to help families who do not get food that meets the nutritional requirements due to their financial situations. This [...]
27 December
Professor Bob Elliott, a lead researcher for a laboratory in New Zealand, is pioneering a Diabecell treatment developed by Living Cell Technologies Ltd. which would allow for the first xenotransplantation that has been approved for sale in an industrialized country. Xenotransplantation is a treatment that begins in an animal, but can be transplanted into a human. [...]
23 December
GoTrybe surprised our winner of the registration contest for the end of November with an Apple iPad last week. The winner of the contest was Beverly Lochhead, a 3rd grade teacher at Beaumont Elementary School in Knox County, TN. All those who registered for GoTrybe before the end of November were automatically placed in the [...]
22 December
It is no secret that childhood obesity has made national attention lately due to the alarming rise in children who fall above the obesity line. President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into action just last week, which sent the message to America that the health of our nation’s children is an issue that must [...]
20 December
Each day Americans consume a food sweetener called fructose, a food sweetener derived from corn that can be found in soft drinks and thousands of other food products. A new study shows evidence that fructose, a sugar often used by manufacturers due to inexpensive nature, can cause fat cells around organs and trigger the early [...]
17 December
Congress decided to extend a bill that allocates $300 million to the Special Diabetes Program for the purpose of Type I Diabetes research that focuses on diabetes treatments and possible cures. This comes as a relief to many and makes complete sense after the latest research has shown that one in three Americans are likely [...]
15 December
A new report released just yesterday from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Center for Disease Control, showed that obesity is affecting both adults and children across all portions of the economic spectrum. According to the two reports comparing obesity rates from 1988 to 1994 and 2005 to 2008, by the [...]
12 December
Christmas is just right around the corner and holiday eating is in full swing. So many temptations are around the table and it is essential that both parents and kids continue to eat healthy. Perhaps the most important thing to remember is that you do not have to give up sweets completely or your favorite [...]
9 December
Think signing your kids up to play sports is a way to meet their physical activity needs each day? Don’t worry, you are not alone. More and more parents are encouraging their children to play team sports to help them become more physically active and lower their risk of childhood obesity. Since it is recommended that kids [...]
7 December
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill which will allow more children to each lunch and dinner at school, while at the same time regulating the kinds of foods that are served in the cafeteria line and in the vending machines. This bill was passed on to the president as part of Michelle Obama’s campaign to [...]
