Nutrition Habits and Teens
The human body is absolutely amazing. The more I read the unfolding body of research on the complexity of how the body grows and develops, the more I am driven to give glory to God as the Creator. By God’s…
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How Kids Spend Their Money
When I was a young adult, a friend got me thinking more deeply when he said this: “You tell me who or what you daydream about, and I’ll tell you who or what your god is.” I’ve also heard it…
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Fast Food and Childhood Obesity
Did you know that more than one in three kids eats fast-food on any given day in the United States? One of the reasons for the popularity of fast food among our kids is the successful fast food marketing campaigns…
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Kids and Vegetables
I don’t know what life in your family was like when you were growing up, but in my house our parents did not allow us to leave the dinner table until our plates were cleaned. I quickly developed an eating…
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Teen Choices and Heart Disease
Because we live in a fallen and broken world where the effects of sin touch everything everywhere, we know that time and gravity are not kind to the human body. We experience the effects of aging, disease, and decay, with…
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Smartphones and Childhood Obesity
When we first started monitoring youth culture here at CPYU, smartphones did not exist. Kids who spent time in front of a screen did so with televisions. It was long before there were connections being made between time spent watching…
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