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In The News
Overweight Five-Year-Old Taken Into Care
A five-year-old girl in Wales was taken from her parents when it was discovered that she weighed more than three times the average for her age.
by: Mummy Buzz
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Teens
Why Are Girls Hitting Puberty Younger?
Research has indicated that girls in the U.S. are reaching puberty at increasingly younger ages and this is bad news for their health.
by: Mummy Buzz
Children Spend Half As Much Time Playing Outside as We Did in the 80s
Outside Your Home
Our Children Spend Half as Much Time Playing Outside as We Did in the 80s
But there seem to be haters wherever they end up…
by: LouAnn Ross
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Television
Sesame Street Teaches Cookie Monster A Hard Lesson
Everyone's favourite blue monster is going to learn how to curb his cookie habit to teach kids the important lesson of self-regulation.
by: Mummy Buzz
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Drinking
The Bitter Truth about Fruit Juice
According to the book "Fat Chance: The Bitter Truth About Sugar" orange juice may be the very worst thing you can give your child.
by: Mummy Buzz
Kids
Schools Send Out 'Fat Letters'
Spill it! Do you think these letters were a necessary first step in fighting obesity, or do they constitute 'fat shaming'?
by: Mummy Buzz
Kids
Hey Kids: Food Isn't Your Enemy
The mom who publicly shamed her daughter and forced her to lose weight is now making money from it with her new book, The Heavy: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet.
by: Julie M Green
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Nutrition
Could This Initiative Spell the End of Childhood Obesity?
This government sent families controversial "fat letters" to parents of primary schoolchildren with higher body mass index (BMI) results.
by: Mummy Buzz