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Studies Show Food Allergies are Side Effects of Childhood Obesity

May 10, 2009 by Caryn Talty Comments1 Comment »

Damaging Microbes that Lead to Food Allergies may Prove to be Underlying Cause of Childhood Obesity, Study Says

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Overweight kids are 59% more likely to have food allergies than kids of normal weight.

Effects of childhood obesity and food allergies are widespread. Both childhood obesity and food allergies have become epidemics in the United States. Results from two separate studies show a probable cause. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 2005-2006 can positively connect food allergies as a possible direct effect of childhood obesity. A third separate study shows that bad microbes in the gut (dysbiosis) can cause obesity. These study findings may prove that a healthy gut flora is key to reducing both food allergies and childhood obesity. …continue reading »

Lunch Box Ideas for Celiac Kids and Kids with Allergies

August 11, 2008 by Caryn Talty Comments1 Comment »

Looking for lunch time solutions at school for your celiac child?

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Celiac kids have special needs in the school cafeteria. Most teachers and classmates are dangerously unaware of the dangers of cross contamination for celiac kids and kids with food allergies. Parents of celiac kids are fully aware that the slightest exposure to gluten can cause a host of celiac related symptoms in their child.

When fall is just around the corner, if you are a parent of a food intolerant child like me, anxiety starts to build. Your friends and neighbors scurry around trying to get supplies, clothes, registration, books, and shoes for their kids at the last minute. The last thing on most parents’ minds is the lunch box. But your situation is different because your child has a celiac diagnosis. So what can you do to make lunch in the cafeteria an easy, safe experience for your celiac child? …continue reading »