Nutrition Articles and Books: What Should You Believe?

Nutrition Articles are a dime a dozen. Type any nutrition-related keyword into a major search engine and you're bound to find tens of thousands of search results

With all of that information out there, it's easy to get overwhelmed.

Which nutrition articles are worth reading? What books can help you reach your goals?

Here are some tips to help you sort through all of the information out there and make progress toward helping your family live happier and healthier lives:

==>Figure out what you want.

Sounds too simple, but it's so important. Make sure that you have a good sense as to what are appropriate and realistic goals for your children before you start to collect information.

==>Talk with your child's doctor

Run your goals past your child's doctor and talk with them about the information that you've found. Often physicians have or can point you toward good, evidence-based information that is safe and effective.

==>Look at who's writing the information

A lot of the information on the Internet about nutrition is not written by health care professionals. They are typically one person's experience with a certain product and will not have any scientific evidence to back up claims. Government-run public health sites tend to have better information written by professionals, although you usually can't find all of the answers that you're looking for in one place.

Michael P. Scaccia, MD, FAAP is a physician, child health expert, and author of "The Ultimate Parent Guide to Fitness and Nutrition". From nutrition to fitness and beyond, this powerful, step-by-step guide is a must-have for concerned parents of overweight children. For more information, visit ==> [http://www.UltimateParentGuide.com]

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