Marjorie S. Miller

According to researchers, the majority of parents endorsed the importance of sleep, but 90 percent of children did not sleep the full amount of recommended time. Lack of sleep may be related to high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, suicidal behaviors and drowsy driving.

Change and contradictions in dieting advice can be hard to swallow. But with the Volumetrics approach to eating, the message is clear and constant: eat more to weigh less. “I’d like to think that I’m doing some good as we face the challenge of combating the current obesity epidemic,” she says.