Four children blowing bubbles. Children need more play!
    Children Need More Play!

    We know that active play improves school performance, concentration, mood and behavior. We know that obesity in children in skyrocketing. HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson's report, "Physical Activity F…

    Bottled Energy
    Bottled Energy

    I've often heard parents comment, when watching their toddlers or school-aged kids jet giddily around the home (or restaurant), "I wish we could bottle their energy and sell it!" I wish we could, too.…

    Cardiovascular Health in Children
    Cardiovascular Health in Children

    Heart disease remains the #1 cause of death in the United States, killing about half a million people each year. Coronary heart disease used to be thought of as a disease of the middle aged and the el…

    Exercise Guidelines Out of Touch?
    Exercise Guidelines Out of Touch?

    Experts agree that this is the most sedentary generation of children in history. Computers, television, video games, and long hours seated at school combine to decrease children's activity. (more&hell…

    Breast-Feeding and Obesity
    Breast-Feeding and Obesity: What’s the Real Deal?

    Dr. Greene explores contradictory studies about breastfeeding and obesity... It can be demoralizing when you get contradictory information about health. Two studies in the May 16th, 2001 issue of The …

    Breastfeeding and Vitamins
    Breastfeeding and Vitamins

    Dr. Greene's take on breastfeeding and vitamins... Research has shown that women who are dieting and exercising tend to produce breast milk lower in certain nutrients, such as vitamin B6, that are imp…

    Children, Exercise and Parks
    Children, Exercise and Parks

    We are raising the most sedentary generation of children in human history. However, a study published in the April 2001 issue of the American Journal of Public Health offers real, practical hope. Chil…

    Asthma and Calcium
    Asthma and Calcium: What You Need To Know

    Dr. Greene's take on asthma and calcium: Inhaled steroids may be important for treating asthma, but they may also decrease bone mass in the children who use them, especially those who take more than 4…

    Benefits of Exercise
    Benefits of Exercise

    Exercise during the teenage years may be one of the most important ways to prevent osteoporosis. (more…)…

    Exercise Helping Children With Underlying Medical Condition
    Exercise Helping Children With Underlying Medical Condition

    When children have an underlying medical condition, it is easy for parents and others to treat them as fragile. At the 1999 American College of Rheumatology meeting in Boston, experts reported that ch…

    Could Childhood Obesity be a Genetic Disorder? Yes!
    Could Childhood Obesity be a Genetic Disorder? Yes!

    The July issue of Pediatrics reports convincing evidence (from an investigation of twins growing up in different environments) that up to 80% of the variation in body fat between children is genetic a…