A growing number of Utah children are developing high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and type 2 diabetes which are all risk factors for heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, there is credible evidence that cholesterol buildup in arteries begins...

Because of issues such as childhood obesity in West Jordan, there has been a lot of discussion about BMI or Body Mass Index. However, some parents in the Sandy and Draper area aren't quite sure what this number is, what it represents, and why it is important. Each...

If your Draper children are anything like mine, they love to spend time on the computer. Instead of hopping on their bike and zipping over to 84043 to talk to their friends they would rather email or Facebook them. When I was growing up in Salt Lake City, we used cans...

Does your Draper child wake himself up repeatedly each night because of a bad cough? Upper respiratory infections can make sleeping very difficult for kids. It turns out that Mother Nature's sweetest treat may also help Utah children enjoy more zzzz's each night....