Childhood obesity is multi-factorial but can it actually start with the first bottle of formula? One ingredient to avoid on food labels is high fructose corn syrup or corn syrup. Many infant formulas list this ingredient as second or third. Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at UCSF, gave an elaborate lecture on you-tube regarding […]
We all want to know- what is the cause of obesity in America? Many years ago I heard a brilliant researcher Rick Mattes, Ph.D, R.D. speak to this subject. He asked the audience “Is it fat in our diet, inactivity or something else?” Since we have always had fat in our diet and people throughout […]
This morning’s New York Times had an article on “Selling Obesity at Schools.” With the obesity rates of children and adolescents tripling over the last four decades, legislators may be waking up. The government is subsidizing crops such as corn and soy which comprise much of the food supply, and foods children eat in the […]