"Don't give him too much sugar or he will become unmanageable!" How many times have you heard this phrase at a birthday party or during a snack? The link between sugar and hyperactivity in children is ...

The “nut free” butter snack one of our 7-year-olds got at their on-site after-school program had almost as much sugar as four sugar packets. We wondered: how could this be a safe and approved snack ...

Sylvetsky is an associate professor of nutrition and vice chair in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the George Washington University. Fielding-Singh is the director of policy and ...

While most parents know to limit candy, the true danger of sugar in a child's diet is often hidden in plain sight. A growing body of research reveals that excessive sugar consumption in childhood is ...

KIDS MAY BE GETTING EVEN WORSE. SWEETER, SALTIER, AND LESS NUTRITIOUS. CONSUMER REPORTS HAS SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU MAKE SMARTER CHOICES AT THE GROCERY STORE. DO YOUR KIDS BEG FOR THOSE BRIGHTLY COLORED ...

For decades, parents have blamed sugar for their children's wild energy—but research tells a different story. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains how placebo studies, parental expectations, and ...

BETTER CHOICES AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE. DO YOUR KIDS BEG FOR THOSE BRIGHTLY COLORED BOXES IN THE CEREAL AISLE? WELL, A RECENT STUDY TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT NEWLY LAUNCHED BREAKFAST CEREALS BETWEEN 2010 ...

New federal dietary guidelines call for children to avoid added sugar until their 11th birthday. But we’re raising children in a food environment where added sugar is almost always the default. Priya ...