When to wean? Although feeding your baby with a bottle can be convenient, prolonged use of bottles can pose health risk to your child.  There is good evidence that babies who use bottles to the age of 2 years are at increased risk of iron deficiency, obesity, and dental cavities... [More]

Get Active! Summer's here, the kids are out of school, and part of their list of activities ought to be "getting some exercise".  The incidence of obesity among Canadian children is rising, and the lack of physical activity is driving the obesity epidemic.  And sedent... [More]

Overeating   You know the old joke about being on a ‘see-food’ diet?  “When I see food, I eat it!” As clever as this may be, there’s a kernel of truth here.  It seems to be human nature that if there’s more food in front o... [More]