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Does stopping by a fast food restaurant a few times a week with your kids really make a difference in their health? A major long-term study has found a strong association between eating fast food more than twice a week and the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes in teens and young adults.

My 3-year-old says she’s hungry all the time. She wants to eat every five minutes–even after a meal. Should I just let her munch on healthful snacks at will, or refuse her food outside of snacks and meals? Her…

My son likes to drink soft drinks. I allow him one per day. I always buy the caffeine-free variety, but I’m wondering what your opinion is on artificial sweeteners and kids. Which is “less evil,” artificial sweeteners or sugar?

Can you give me some information on sugar and diet? Does sugar really affect a child’s energy level and mood?

Thank you, Dr. Greene, for this service. You help me so much with some problems of my child. But now I would like to know about the problem of obesity in my four year old girl. Her weight is…