Anyone who’s raised a family knows how crazy it can get. In the midst of on-the-fly family life, it can be extremely tempting to let healthy habits slide. So how do we tackle this? Awhile back, I interviewed Dr. Stephen Cook, a medicine and pediatrics doctor at the University of Rochester Medical Center who has conducted research on childhood and adolescent obesity since 2001 and launched a community-wide initiative to help train pediatricians in best practices for measuring and addressing obesity in kids. His insight gives us practical ways to build healthy habits that our children can carry into adulthood. …
Does calorie counting work?
Studies show that people underestimate how much they eat by up to 45% and can under-report their calorie intake by as much as 2,000 calories per day.