May 16, 2017
Study Finds – Staff Writer
“Just 10 minutes of high-intensity physical exercise a day may significantly help overweight children decrease their risk of developing heart ailments or diabetes, a new study finds. Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center studied data from children and teenagers who were part of the International Children’s Accelerometry Database — a consortium that pools accelerometer data from a multitude of studies conducted across the globe to create one larger sample size used for research. For this particular study, the authors examined 11,588 participants ages 4-18 from 11 studies that took place in the U.S., Brazil, and other European countries.”(more)
May 16, 2017
CBS Local – Angela Davis
“What you eat and how much you exercise certainly plays a role in how much you weigh, but there’s new evidence that your bedtime may play a big role as well — especially if you are a child. Sleep experts are calling the newly released study “compelling and comprehensive.” It’s a study conducted in the United Kingdom following nearly 11,000 children from age 3 to 11. Researchers asked parents to record their children’s bed times and meal times. They found that toddlers with irregular bedtimes nearly doubled their risk of obesity by the time they were 11.”(more)
May 15, 2017
The Jamaica Gleaner – Kimberly Goodall
” Peer pressure and television commercials for junk food make getting your children to eat healthy, nutritious meals an uphill struggle. With the addition of hectic schedules and your child’s cravings for tasty goodies, it’s a wonder so many children’s diets are built around convenience and takeout food. But switching to a healthy diet can have a life-changing effect on your child’s health, helping to stabilise their energy, sharpen their minds, and even up their moods.”(more)
May 15, 2017
The Huffington Post – Emma Hajduk
“Children need to exercise regularly to help them develop the different aspects of their health. Considering that vitality comes with a young age, children by nature are active and playful. As such, you will not encounter any difficulty in this aspect. When they run around and play with other kids, they already get the chance to exercise. It is great if you have a child who is naturally athletic and finds real enjoyment in sports but there are some children who are not really into sports and find the thought of such activities overwhelming. What can you do as parents in these situations?”(more)
May 14, 2017
USA Today – Jayne O’Donnell and Joshua Mitchell
“The percent of children aged six to 12 who were physically active three or more times a week had its biggest drop in five years and is now under 25%, new data show. Making matters worse, households with incomes under $50,000 have much higher rates of inactivity than families making more than $75,000 annually, an analysis by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association and PHIT America found. In fact, low income Americans are getting more inactive while high income Americans are becoming more active.”(more)
