Archive for the ‘Our Children’s Health’ Category
Not Pro-Ana: The Online Sisterhood of Eating Disorders
With a Little Help From My Friends: A look inside the online sisterhood of eating disorders
Gluten Free: Millions Have Celiac, Few Diagnosed
Part 29 of our award-winning series “Our Children’s Health” Amanda Brown, of Plainview, works as a student teacher at an elementary school during the week….
Overachievers: Over And Out
Carla, a senior at Half Hollow Hills High School, returns home exhausted after extra help with her academic studies, a rigorous track practice and an SAT review class. It is 10 p.m., and while most kids her age are going to bed, she is only starting to dig into the tower of homework assignments on her desk. But rather than succumb to fatigue, she works until her essays are finished, and flawless, determined not to sacrifice a point on her homework average and consequently damage her GPA.
Childhood Obesity: A Growing Problem
Adrianne Goldenbaum, lunch director of the West Babylon School District for the past 30 years, witnesses the poor eating habits of many Long Island children in school cafeterias daily. She fears she may even have unintentionally contributed to them.
“When I first started in food service everything was made from scratch—Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, even the rolls,” Goldenbaum explains. “Then, all of a sudden, it became fast food and everything was fried and the caloric intake of meals was much higher.”
