Here are two related articles regarding the effects of lack of sleep on the bodyweight of children. First, Less Sleep Packs More Pounds on Young Children
Young children who sleep less than nine hours a night have triple the risk of being overweight and have about 3% more body fat than children who get nine [...]
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No, it’s not a story about Skip running amok on a sugar binge. It’s Skip, of Mt. Baker CrossFit, unleashing an excellent rant about our national sugar addiction.
I ask you….would any SANE mom or dad consider giving their toddler 7 teaspoons of sugar at any time? (please say NO!!)
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Here’s an article from yesterday’s USA Today about diabetes. The premise is that, as my title says, diabetes is hitting kids younger these days. Type II Diabetes was once called “Adult Onset Diabetes” because it took much longer for the body to accumulate the necessary body fat and insulin resistance to be diabetic. [...]
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