U.S. Health and Fitness Updates
Mood:  bright
Topic: Weight Management
Parents have been a major influence on their children. Who ever said “it is important that the children don’t fall into bad company but how can we prevent them from mixing with their parents?

Jokes apart a recent research has shown that parents especially mothers do influence the eating habits of their daughters.

Mothers influence daughters in their diets says a study in the Journal of American Dietetic Association as reported by Reuters Health. When mothers ate more fruits and vegetables daughters too followed suit. Get the entire story at Reuter Health

United States Department of Health & Human Services has an excellent website with the small steps you can take to lead a healthy lifestyle. Don’t forget to download the PDF ‘Informational Guide for Parents Regarding Healthy Lifestyle for the Whole Family’ at
Small Steps

Srinivasan
Global Health network