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...should parents replace juice with soda pop? "Oh gosh, no," says Dr. Baker. "Soda has absolutely nothing of any nutritional value to anyone." It lacks the calcium that's critical for the lifelong health of young bones and is full of sugar. Diet sodas are not much better, considering how much caffeine they often contain. That doesn't mean your kids can never drink soda pop. Just consider it an occasional treat rather than an everyday necessity...
...appeal? Partly, it's a growing awareness of the importance of calcium for women. And for dieters, chocolate milk is more filling than a soft drink with about the same calories. "A cold glass of chocolate milk tastes better than a soda any day," says Ronald Osofsky of Ronnybrook Farms, an Ancramdale, N.Y., dairy that offers single-serve bottles. "And you can actually feel good about drinking it." Or at least feel younger...
...solution is not to ban snacks from your household. Focus instead on those that are healthier for your children--and for you. Low-fat milk, a rich source of calcium, is better than sodas or juice drinks for most children. (Kids who have trouble digesting lactose often do well with yogurt or lactose-reduced milk.) Try freezing grapes or serving carrot sticks with salsa. But make sure you don't create a backlash against fruits and vegetables by emphasizing how good for you they are. That only makes potato chips and brownies seem all the more appealing...
Screening for breast tumors is a bit like searching for a penny in a sandstorm. Radiologists look for specks of calcium no bigger than a grain of sand; in a certain pattern, the specks could indicate a tumor. The dense tissue of the breast, particularly in younger women, makes it difficult to isolate these spots on fixed X-ray film, so it's not surprising that doctors reading mammograms pick up only about 85% of the tumors that are there...
...working on getting onto a more normal schedule, aren't you? I want you eating breakfast every morning. Remember, several small meals throughout the day will keep your blood-sugar levels up. And protein. What are you eating for protein? For calcium? So help me, Jordana, if you aren't getting enough calcium every...