Archive for June, 2007

If you and your overweight, obese children have been lugging around unhealthy and undesirable weight, summer choices can help melt it away.
As a diet coach and nutritionist, most of the parents I work with during the summer are uncomfortable. And, not because of the heat and humidity. They are uncomfortable for themselves and their children because in the past they have […]

Kids are very smart even when they become obese children. Very early on they understand the concept of “real” and “fake” and that real is far better than fake. The first step to a lifetime of health is to discuss “real food” and “fake food.” In a nutshell, real food comes from nature and fake food comes from […]

A recent article on dogs went to the heart of obese children. Apparently, 40 percent of dogs are overweight or obese. That trends with the upswing in adult, childhood, teen obesity and overweight.
To help doggies slim down, feed them a healthy, nutrient dense diet. And take your pooch on a long walk most days.  Poochie will be grateful for all the […]

An obese child can have no better food friend than flaxseed. The National Cancer Institute considers flaxseed to be a designer food. That is, a food containing so many cancer-fighting qualities it’s as if it were tailor made as a medicine, not just a food. It’s so potent that the University of Toronto has treated women […]

Everyday amusements contribute to the obese child’s dilemma.  According to a study from Georgia State University in Atlanta, people who listen to music while eating consume 716 calories. People who eat unaccompanied by melodies from a CD, iPod, and so forth, consumed 100 fewer calories. The study indicates that listening to music keeps you at the table an extra 11 […]

Every day at least one email or calls specific to an obese child arrives from a puzzled parent asking me as a nutritionist and diet coach how to help an overweight child whose siblings in the same household are at a healthy weight.
For the skinny on help and hints you need specific information that addresses the special needs of the […]

Adults and obese chldren face 226 food-related decisions every day according to a recent Cornell University study.
At the NJ International Diet Coaching Center, Nutritionist Diet Coach Mattie Mola states, “Children face the same dizzying array of food-related decisions. Overweight, obese children and adolescents make daily choices between the big frozen drink or the bigger size. They wonder if they should eat the whole enchilada […]