March 4, 2020 by Natalie Castro
Nutrition Month 2020: Ask Yourself These...
This is the time of year when we remind everyone about choosing...
Can Skipping Breakfast Damage Your Heart? Possibly,...
You’ve probably heard this piece of nutritional wisdom many times: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A new study seems to wholeheartedly...
October 12, 2017 / 3 min read
Restoring Homestead Hospital’s Grow2Heal Garden After Irma
Two weeks after Hurricane Irma blew through South Florida, most work and school schedules are back on track. But in Homestead, located in the southernmost...
September 28, 2017 / 3 min read
Childhood Obesity: How to Help Your Kids...
Childhood obesity gets a bigger spotlight than usual in September, as schools re-open and the U.S. observes a national campaign to help overweight kids shed...
September 26, 2017 / 2 min read
Roundup: Low-Carb Diet Healthier, Compared to Low-Fat,...
A major new study found that dietitians, physicians and other health experts should be advising people to lower the amount of carbohydrates they eat —...
September 1, 2017 / 3 min read
Cooking Up Plant-Based Recipes (Video)
Baptist Health has partnered with the Humane Society and its Forward Food initiative to train chefs, dietitians and wellness educators across the healthcare system on...
August 29, 2017 / 2 min read
Kids & Nutrition: Helping Them Make Healthier...
Kids are back in class. For parents, this means getting packed lunches ready every morning or relying on school cafeterias to provide their children with...
August 28, 2017 / 2 min read
Roundup: Half of Parents Don’t Always Put...
About half of new moms surveyed don’t always place their babies in the widely recommended safe-sleep position to reduce the risk of sudden infant death...
August 25, 2017 / 3 min read
Roundup: Those ‘Fat But Fit’ Have Higher...
Being “fat but fit” is likely just a myth, a new study has found, stressing that these adults carry an increased risk of heart attack...
August 18, 2017 / 3 min read
Lessons on Nutrition Served Up at ‘Kids...
Education and nutrition came together at Kids Culinary Boot Camp at West Kendall Baptist Hospital. The culinary team included Chef Adrianne Calvo, culinary ambassador to...
August 3, 2017 / 1 min read
Grappling With Summer Weight Gain
Even if you have the best of intentions, summer can pose serious challenges if you’re trying to stay active and watch your weight. In other...
August 1, 2017 / 4 min read
