Guest authored by Ellen Wells Nearly 500 people attended Inland Hospital’s first annual Let’s Go! Family Fun Day in Waterville on Saturday, September 15! Hundreds of families were introduced to Let’s Go! 5210 and the Inland Woods trail system located on Kennedy Memorial Drive. Many other great activities, resources and organizations were on-hand to help families… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Childhood Obesity
So Diet Beverages Are Better, Right? Not So Fast!
Authored by Michael A Dedekian, MD, Medical Advisor to Let’s Go! and Director of Countdown to A Healthy ME Clinic. I regard 5-2-1-0 as an essential prescription for healthy living. “0” helps us all remember to eliminate sugary drinks. Almost all of my patients have been able to improve their health by switching from juices… Read more »
Are you drinking your way to health issues?
Authored by Emily Cooke, RD A 12 oz soft drink has around 150 calories in it. Now, this wouldn’t be so bad if those calories were nourishing and helped to fill you up; but that’s not the case. Pretty much 100% of the calories from soda are from added sugars and there is a fair… Read more »
School Laws on Snacks and Beverages May Help Prevent Weight Gain in Children and Teens
Authored by Rick Fortier According to a study published last week, children and teens in states with strong policies restricting the sale of unhealthy snack foods and beverages in schools gained less weight than children and teens living in states without these school policies. The new study published in the journal Pediatrics helps to confirm… Read more »
Inspiration from the field: Managing Asthma and Promoting Healthy Weight
Authored by Rhonda Vosmus Hi! I work at the AH! Asthma Health Program at Maine Medical Center as an asthma educator. My role is not only to talk with children and their families about asthma and how to treat it, but also to analyze the patient population to identify risk factors for asthma and asthma… Read more »