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Whether you're expecting or already parenting a child, you still have a chance to offer them the gift of a healthy, disease-free life. In Growing Up Healthy, Joan Lunden, one of America's most trusted journalists and most visible working moms, teams up with Dr. Myron Winick, a leading expert in childhood nutrition, to produce a guide that contains the lifesaving knowledge we all need to shield our children from disease and help them grow into strong, fit adults.
Based on groundbreaking research that shows the link between childhood nutrition and "adult diseases" -- including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and cancer -- Growing Up Healthy will teach you:
- how to choose foods that will boost your children's brainpower, fuel their growing bodies, and shield them against disease
- which foods influence our children's bodies during the years in which their cells are forming,and their organs and tissues are developing
- why growing children should not adhere to low-fat or low-carb diets
- how to create healthy life-long eating patterns that help prevent the onset of chronic illness
...and more. From first foods to fast foods, this comprehensive plan for childhood nutrition goes far beyond the basics to invite us all to give our children the gift of a life infused with good health and vitality.
Synopsis
Whether you're expecting or already parenting a child, you still have a chance to offer them the gift of a healthy, disease-free life. In Growing Up Healthy, Joan Lunden, one of America's most trusted journalists and most visible working moms, teams up with Dr. Myron Winick, a leading expert in childhood nutrition, to produce a guide that contains the lifesaving knowledge we all need to shield our children from disease and help them grow into strong, fit adults.
Based on groundbreaking research that shows the link between childhood nutrition and "adult diseases" -- including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and cancer -- Growing Up Healthy will teach you:
- how to choose foods that will boost your children's brainpower, fuel their growing bodies, and shield them against disease
- which foods influence our children's bodies during the years in which their cells are forming,and their organs and tissues are developing
- why growing children should not adhere to low-fat or low-carb diets
- how to create healthy life-long eating patterns that help prevent the onset of chronic illness
...and more. From first foods to fast foods, this comprehensive plan for childhood nutrition goes far beyond the basics to invite us all to give our children the gift of a life infused with good health and vitality.
About the Author
Joan Lunden was co-host of ABC's Good Morning America for nearly twenty years. A bestselling author, she hosts A&E's Behind Closed Doors and the Newborn Channel's Parenting Minutes. She lives in Connecticut.
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments A Pediatrician's Passionate Plea to Parents by Dr. Myron Winick
Part I: The Remarkable Link Between Childhood Nutrition and Adult Diseases
1: Killer Diseases Begin with Childhood Nutrition
2: You Can Lower the Risk of Childhood Obesity
3: You Can Protect Your Child from the Risk of Heart Disease
4: You Can Minimize Your Child's Risk of High Blood Pressure
5: You Can Diminish Your Child's Risk of Developing Type II Diabetes
6: You Can Lessen Your Child's Risk of Cancer
7: You Can Reduce Your Child's Risk of Developing Osteoporosis
Part II: From Healthy Kids to Healthy Adults -- the Right Foods Make a Difference!
8: Pregnancy: Adult Diseases Can Start in the Womb
9: Your New Infant
10: Starting Solids
11: Teaching Your Toddler to Thrive
12: Off to School
13: Adolescence: Life in the Fast-Food Lane
Part III: The Tools
14: Your Family Medical Diary -- a Gift Your Child Cannot Do Without!
15: Creating Your Child's Growth Book from Newborn to Adolescent -- Tracking Height and Weight
16: When You Visit Your Pediatrician -- a Checklist
17: An Rx for Your Sick Child
Part IV: The Recipes
18: Salads
19: Soups
20: Meatless Main Dishes and Pastas
21: Chicken and Beef
22: Seafood
23: Veggies and Sides
24: Snacks and Dips
25: Desserts
Index