Children

By: Jessica Levinson, MS, RDN, CDN -- The kids are back in school, after-school activities are in full swing, and before you know it the holiday season will be here. It’s not so easy to get a healthy meal on the table when there’s so much going on in the...

By: Robyn Flipse, MS. MA, RDN -- Consultant to the Calorie Control Council If you’ve stepped into an air-conditioned store to get out of the August heat, then you know retailers are all stocked up to help us get our children ready to go back to school. Everything from highlighters...

By Carolyn Reynaud, MS, RD, LD -- Heading back to school can be an exciting but stressful time. Good bye to the slow pace of summer and hello to early mornings, rushing out the door. It can be easy to get overwhelmed by a hectic schedule and start ditching healthy behaviors....

Keith Ayoob, EdD, RDN, FAND This study looks at parents’ ability to identify added sugar, low-and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS), and juice in children’s beverages. Parents were randomly assigned to view one of the following: The front of the package by itself, orThe front and back/side of the package, (whichever included...

Statement Regarding “Consumption of low‐calorie sweetened beverages is associated with higher total energy and sugar intake among children, NHANES 2011–2016”Allison C. Sylvetsky, Janet Figueroa, Talia Zimmerman, Susan E. Swithers, Jean A. WelshPediatric Obesity Pediatric Obesity ATLANTA -- The Calorie Control Council (CCC) recommends careful interpretation of the findings of a...

The American Academy of Pediatrics and The Obesity Society have published the policy statement “Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents with Obesity” and commentary which provides perspective on “Addressing Weight Stigma and Opening Doors for a Patient-Centered Approach to Childhood Obesity”. With obesity being the chronic condition that American children...