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Children and Dehydration: Important things to know

October 14, 2010 by mommyality 1 Comment

The standard recommendation of water intake for children is 6-8 glasses (48-64 ounces) a day, consumed throughout the day, with plenty of additional fluid consumed during exercise. Children spend at least half their waking hours in school. When it’s summer time, they may spend an even higher percentage of their day outdoors at camp, running […]

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8 Good Reasons to Dump Soda

September 9, 2010 by mommyality Leave a Comment

Americans are drinking more soda than ever; in the last two decades, soda consumption in the United States has doubled. Americans drink, on average, 1.6 cans of soda daily – that’s about 597 cans of soda a year! Yikes! And if that’s not bad enough, according to the USDA, 7% of Americans’ calories come from […]

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