How Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Childhood Obesity Go Hand-In-Hand
Here is another guest post from Rebecca Abavi, Kindercare’s research assistant from this past summer – What Does Poverty Have To... Read More
Weight bias and bullying of overweight children – Intolerable!
This guest post was written by Rebecca Abavi who has been a research assistant at Kindercare Pediatrics this past summer…... Read More
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Ten Important Health Recommendations for Parents of 0 to 2 Year Old Children
Ten of the most important health recommendations for parents of children aged 0 – 2 years. Breastfeeding is the optimal way... Read More
Life-Threatening Consequences – When School Boards Fancy Themselves Healthcare Providers
I met Madelyn for the first time last month in clinic. Six months prior, she was an otherwise healthy 14... Read More
The Missing Message From The Movie Fed-Up
While and after seeing the movie Fed Up last month, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something awfully important was missing... Read More
Fostering Mindful Eating
Were you ever surprised to notice the bottom of a bucket of popcorn at the movies, or wished you could... Read More
New Pediatric Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle Clinic
I am pleased to announce that Kindercare Pediatrics, in collaboration with the ICAN Clinic, has opened the Pediatric Nutrition and Healthy... Read More
Have We Been Overstating The Benefits of Breastfeeding? I Don’t Think So And Here’s Why
An interesting and provocative study, published last month in the journal Social Science and Medicine, suggests that the benefits of... Read More
Active Kids, Healthy Kids – Canadian Pediatric Society’s New Physician Education Campaign
This month, the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) launched a new program aimed at educating primary care physicians around how to... Read More
Dr. Flanders on CBC The Fifth Estate’s Season Premiere, The Secrets of Sugar
Over the past few weeks, I had the privilege to work with CBC’s The Fifth Estate team on their 2013/14... Read More
How to Moderate Your Children’s Consumption of Junk Food
Moderating your children’s consumption of junk food can be tricky: On the one hand, there can be nothing more lovely... Read More
A Warm Welcome to Karen Balko, Registered Dietitian
We are very excited to welcome our newest member of the Kindercare Pediatrics team: Karen Balko, Registered Dietitian Karen joins... Read More
Do You Want To Be A Skinny Cow?
Many years of nutrition studies can make you think about food in funny ways. Over the past... Read More
Dear North York General Hospital: Thank You For Taking That Sign Down
In last week’s blog post, I expressed some frustration that the North York General Hospital (NYGH) had posted signage in... Read More
Dear North York General Hospital: Please Take This Sign Down
Dear North York General Hospital: I work in a nutrition clinic at your facility. Many of my patients struggle with... Read More
Connections: Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Diabetes, and McDonald’s
If you ever wondered about how connected obesity, physical inactivity, and diabetes truly are, then let this very powerful data... Read More
It’s Healthier to be Overweight? My Take on the Recent JAMA Obesity & Longevity/Quality of Life Study
This month, the Journal of the Amercian Medical Association (JAMA) published a meta-analysis (a unifying study of multiple studies) looking... Read More
The Amazing Transformation of a Guy Who Didn’t Give Up!
The moral of this story is… If you are struggling with your weight and general health, Don’t Give Up On... Read More
The Real Bears – A Pretty Bold Anti-Sugar Public Service Announcement
Though it has not exactly been shown to be particularly effective, scare tactics to impart change can take on some... Read More
Fake Food, Childood Obesity, Real Problems
Enjoy watching this interview with David Ludwig, MD, PhD, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center Boston Children’s Hospital,... Read More