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Preventing Childhood Prediabetes

Preventing Childhood Prediabetes

by Fundamentals of Health Alliance | Sep 22, 2026 | Diabetes and Prediabetes, Children's Health, Treatment, Video Series

Prediabetes can be an early warning rather than a permanent diagnosis. Building healthy habits early can help restore blood sugar balance and establish a healthier foundation for adulthood....
Childhood Prediabetes Rates Have Doubled. What Can Parents Do?

Childhood Prediabetes Rates Have Doubled. What Can Parents Do?

by Fundamentals of Health Alliance | Apr 6, 2022 | Children's Health

The prevalence of diabetes among youth ages 12-19 more than doubled between 1999 and 2018, says a new study published by the American Medical Association. The finding is based on analysis of responses to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and data on...
Companies Are Pushing Sweetened Drinks to Children Through Advertising and Misleading Labels — And Families Are Buying

Companies Are Pushing Sweetened Drinks to Children Through Advertising and Misleading Labels — And Families Are Buying

by The Conversation | Feb 20, 2022 | Children's Health, Food

Fran Fleming-Milici, University of Connecticut Walking down the drink aisle at any grocery store will take you past hundreds of drinks, from sodas to sports drinks. Children’s drink sections are filled with a vast array of products as well. Most parents want to buy...
Are Fruit Drinks Healthy? Parents Find Labels Confusing

Are Fruit Drinks Healthy? Parents Find Labels Confusing

by Fundamentals of Health Alliance | Apr 27, 2021 | Nutrition, 5 Fundamentals, Children's Health, Food, Food Label Lessons, Real Food, Vital Knowledge, Why Real Food?

In response to public health advice to reduce their children’s sugar consumption, parents often turn to fruit juice as an alternative to sodas. But a recent study of 1,600 parents revealed that most could not identify key ingredients of eight popular fruit drinks or...
Children, Added Sugar and Liver Disease

Children, Added Sugar and Liver Disease

by Fundamentals of Health Alliance | Apr 5, 2021 | Nutrition, Children's Health, Food

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—so called  to differentiate it from liver disease caused by heavy alcohol use—was once a disease almost exclusively of adults, but a new literature review by scientists at Arizona State University reveals that it has become a...
A Land of Plenty — Too Much of a Good Thing Puts Kids at Risk

A Land of Plenty — Too Much of a Good Thing Puts Kids at Risk

by Fundamentals of Health Alliance | Dec 31, 2020 | Children's Health, Diabetes and Prediabetes, Vital Knowledge

Americans live in a land of plenty, and for the most part, plenty is good. But too much of a good thing can have dire consequences. For example, about 1 in 5 adolescents and 1 in 4 young adults have prediabetes, according to a recent study, which puts them at risk of...

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