Study: Divorce May Increase Your Child’s Risk for Obesity

June 9, 2014

Researchers say stress and unhealthy coping strategies may be to blame, because kids may enter a cycle of emotional eating and decreased activity. Boys may feel additional stress as they attempt to take on the role of “man of the house.”

Other contributing factors include less supervision at home, single parents being too time-pressed to prepare nutritious meals, and parents indulging…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.