Bagels as big as frisbees. Muffins the size of flower pots. Bowls of pasta so deep, your fork can barely find the bottom. It’s not surprising that waistlines of kids and adults have been expanding over the last few decades. Part of the problem is undoubtedly what families eat — too much saturated fat, too… Continue reading
Day: March 13, 2010
Your lifetime didn’t be shorten if you donate kidney
A study of over 80,000 American live kidney donors found they were likely to live just as long as people who have two healthy kidneys and that the procedure carries very little medical risk. You can read about the landmark study by lead author and transplant surgeon Dr Dorry L Segev, from the Johns Hopkins… Continue reading
Avoiding too much TV for child – this means too much fast and junk food
Here’s another reason not to let kids park it in front of the TV for hours on end: a new study reports that high-schoolers who watch too much TV are more likely to have bad eating habits 5 years down the road. Researchers followed almost 2,000 high- and middle-school children and found that TV viewing,… Continue reading
Stepperanting – trial or joy
Becoming a parent by blending families or marrying someone with kids can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. If you’ve never had kids, you’ll get the opportunity to share your life with a younger person and help to shape his or her character. If you have kids, you’ll offer them more opportunities to build relationships… Continue reading