Day: May 22, 2022

It sounds strange, but I hear a lot of old wives’ tales about children and their hair. We’ll tease out the truth on these hair tales on today’s Scope.

Parents often tell me that they shave their baby’s head because it will make their hair grow in thicker. Unfortunately, that’s not true, and all you’ll have is a bald baby. Hair texture and growth rate are determined by genetics, and the only time a person’s hair will change is if they’ve had chemotherapy.

Then there’s the opposite. If you cut a baby’s hair before their first birthday, it will give

The Food and Drug Administration is testing designs of a label that food manufacturers could voluntarily put on the front of packages indicating that a product is “healthy.”

Why it matters: The effort is controversial, in part because the meaning of “healthy” continues to evolve. The FDA itself is in the process of updating its definition, which dates back to 1994.

• Other concerns are that such a label could be of dubious value, used too liberally by food makers, or seen by consumers as a product endorsement by the FDA.
• Nutritionists make the point that a balanced diet matters