Jan 19, 2018
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Successful obesity prevention starts at home – at the family dinner table. The results of a meta-analysis conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University of Mannheim have been published in Obesity Reviews. Eating habits are formed early in life. Family meals have huge potential as a learning environment, where parents can demonstrate healthy eating habits and children can learn about nutrition and food preparation in general. (more)
Jan 18, 2018
The International Business Times – Illn Mathews
Parents may often get confused about what to include in their children’s lunch box. They might want to prepare a healthy and nutritious meal, but kids always prefer something delicious. It may no longer be difficult to pack a nutritious and delicious lunch box. Mandy Sacher, an Australian paediatric nutritionist and author of The Wholesome Child, has shared some tips for parents to encourage children to eat healthily. (more)
Jan 18, 2018
The Citizen – Staff Writer
Sneakily using devices at night is disrupting young children’s sleep, according to a new study. Young children who spend too much time in front of a screen are not getting enough sleep, and especially if they are being sneaky about using it, according to the results of a new US study. Carried out by researchers from the University of Michigan, the study looked at levels of screen time among 278 preschoolers with an average age of 4 years old, including DVD/VCR, video games and computer/internet usage. (more)
Jan 17, 2018
Medical News Today – Tim Newman
A recent study provides new insight into how language impacts childhood obesity. The researchers found that the parents of obese children were more likely to use direct statements to prevent them from consuming calorific treats. (more)
Jan 17, 2018
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Scientific Reports has just published an important new study by Hunter post-doctoral research fellow Samuel Urlacher. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Dr. Urlacher is a biological anthropologist whose research seeks to understand variation in human health, physiology, and behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory. His recent study, “Evidence for energetic tradeoffs between physical activity and childhood growth across the nutritional transition,” suggests that physical activity can considerably impact child growth and the deposition of body fat. (more)
