Weight Loss Blog
The Weight Loss Blog offers news and information about nutrition and fitness as well as actual weight loss success stories as told by students at Wellspring Academies, formerly Academy of the Sierras, the first boarding school for overweight teens. WSA is part of Wellspring, which also runs Wellspring weight loss camps.
The Blog started with entries by 15-year-old Jahcobie who graduated from WSA after losing 176 pounds in seven months. Then Brooke, a 17-year-old from Prescott, Arizona, took over. Our latest student blogger was Melissa, a 17-year-old from Orange County, California. Melissa recently graduated and we wish her success and she continues down her path as a "long-term weight controller."
Andy D. a 17-year-old student at Wellspring Academy spent a few months sharing his adventures in weight loss, healthy eating, and fitness fun with us before he graduated the program in June.
Now we'll continue to update you with news and information about weight lose, healthy living, and childhood obesity. We'll have a new WSA student share their stories with us beginning in the Fall.
Wellspring programs are the most effective weight loss solutions for teens available today. But don't let us tell you. Let Andy, Melissa, Brooke, and Jahcobie tell you. Read about their journeys toward successful weight management in their own words.
Friday, July 27, 2007
What's Your Style, Dad?
Mothers have long been blamed (wrongly or not) for problems in their offspring, from autism to eating disorders. But new research shows that dads' parenting style influences his children's weight.
According to researchers from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, children whose fathers are permissive or disengaged are more likely to have overweight children. Those fathers who are involved and have a consistent parenting style, with clear boundaries and follow through are less likely to have overweight children.
The message? Clean up your parenting act, dad, and get out there and play with your child!
Labels: influences, involvement, parents
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Fatty Liver in Teens
Do you think of fatty liver disease as a problem caused by drinking alcohol? Well, think again. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an accumulation of fat in the liver that is caused by obesity and a high-fat, high-fructose diet. What is more, it can lead to cirrhosis, an irreversible scarring of the liver, and even liver cancer.
Fatty liver disease affects about one of every eight children in this country, and most often causes no symptoms. The good news? To some extent, it can be reversed by losing weight, exercising, and eating a healthy, low fat diet.
