Nutrition and Fitness

If your child seems withdrawn, skips meals or exercises way too much, it might be a red flag for an eating disorder. Doctors say anorexia and bulimia affect young people across racial and gender lines.

Dr. Ben Danielson provides caregivers with helpful tips for encouraging picky eaters to eat.

Nearly 10 million teens have eating disorders or abnormal behaviors when dealing with food, and the problems often start at much younger ages.

Dr. Pooja Tandon discusses study findings about how nutritional menu labeling in fast-food restaurants helps parents to make healthier meal choices for young children. Food selection tips are also provided.

Dr. Cora Breuner discusses the importance of providing young athletes with the proper nutrition they need to do their best.

Kindergarten kids in Seattle Public Schools will be bringing home jump ropes in the next couple of weeks. It’s part of a new campaign to get kids moving toward fitness at school and at home.

Dr. Monique Burton, interim chief of Sports Medicine at Seattle Children's, comments on the growing trend of parents enrolling toddlers in organized sports.

 For years, pediatricians have encouraged overweight children and their parents to make major lifestyle changes, like getting more exercise and eating more fruits and vegetables.

Dr. Ben Danielson discusses general health topics in children and answers questions from parents.

Dr. Ben Danielson discusses general health topics in children and answers questions from parents.

Dr. Leslie Walker discusses the food allergies in children and tips for identifying these allergies.

 Whether they’re on the go or reaching for a satisfying snack, American kids love cold cereal. And with and cartoon characters, children are enticed by the sweetest brands.

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, a pediatrician and author of Seattle Children's Seattle Mama Doc blog, helps sort out the new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics urging pediatricians to screen all infants for iron deficiency around a year of age.

 Many new moms are told by their doctors not to start a baby on solid foods before four months, to avoid allergies. Now there’s new research that strongly challenges that notion.

Dr. Ben Danielson discusses general health topics in children and answers questions from parents.

Seattle Children’s Dr. Mollie Greves Grow comments on what factors overweight kids have in common in King County, Washington. In a recent study, she found that neighborhoods with more single parents, less educated mothers, lower incomes, and more non-white residents had nearly 25% more kids with weight problems.

Teen weight management programs are slowly taking root at universities across the country. Locally, a program called the ACT program is available through some local YMCA facilities and is operated in partnership with Seattle Children's.

Dr. Robert Sawin, surgeon-in-chief at Seattle Children's, discusses weight-loss surgery in teens.

 Dr. Bruder Stapleton talks about slowing the trend of childhood obesity and keeping our children healthy.

A Seattle elementary school is bringing the battle against obesity to the classroom, and the lesson for school kids is very tasty.

 Dr. Rich Molteni offers advice to encourage healthy eating habits in children.

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson tells us that many babies, children and teens are not getting enough Vitamin D. Watch this short video to learn more.