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Did you know? A single chicken breast from KFC contains a child's daily dose of sodium. Recent studies...
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My 1 1/2 year old granddaughter has BO already, is this a serious problem? as I've never heard of this before.
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Hi SoCalSuz, I've been there done that! Maybe a family activity might work. I couldn't get my son...
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Thanks for a good year. Welcome aboard, Dr Z!
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Questions for the First Lady re: Kids & Fitness!
Please click the link below to ask Michelle Obama questions about her Let's Move initiative , a...
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thanks for sharing the link. it was a good read.
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How long and how hard should kids exercise?
I got a question today from someone who is leading a program here in North Dakota to promote healthy...
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I get "the stress of scheduling"! I live in Southern California - if we only had a helicopter, we...
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Our weather was more like October than December/January this year, so the usual sledding, skating...
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I would recommend calling your doctor's office to talk about it and to ask your follow-up questions....
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That makes sense, Thank you.
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A supportive message based on health would be better. Finding things they are doing right and...
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Fall Kids Activity Challenge - Week 4
The topic is cooking with kids! How do you have fun with your kids in the kitchen and help them...
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Fall Kids Activity Challenge - Week 2!
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Can your kids spot an unhealthy lunch?
Expert Hansa Bhargava, MD, FAAP, has posted in the " Your Children's Health " blog about her son's...
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A Harry Potter lunchbox for me, please.
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School activities! How are your kids staying activ...
WOW - my daughter starts 1st grade next week! We are so active in the summer with swimming and...
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Reply: update- my daughters bmi
Thank you. I became overweight as a child, and still struggle with it, so I am very sensitive about it. I...
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