SBS – Sophia Komninou
How can you get a fussy child to eat vegetables? It’s a question that plagues many frustrated parents at countless mealtimes. Some take to hiding morsels in more delicious parts of meals, while others adopt a stricter approach, refusing to let little ones leave the table until plates are clear. (more)
Radio Canada International – Lynn Desjardins
An analysis of 49 studies involving more than 266,000 people suggests that physical activity can protect against the emergence of depression. “If you look across the world there is consistent evidence that physical activity has the capacity to prevent the onset of depression, not for everybody. But disproportionately, higher activity leads to lower risk of depression,” says Dr. Benjamin Goldstein, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Sunny Brook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. “That’s true across different continents, for men and for women, for old and young.” (more)
ABC News – Tegan Taylor
Ever wondered why kids can run around all day and never seem to get tired? A new study suggests it’s because their muscles resist fatigue in a similar way to those of elite endurance athletes. The study, published yesterday in Frontiers in Physiology, asked young boys, untrained men and endurance athletes to do high intensity exercise, then looked at how quickly their muscles fatigued and recovered. The researchers quite literally put the participants through their paces, having them perform strenuous activity on a stationary bike. (more)
CNN – Jacqueline Howard
It’s a question with an answer that researchers are still trying to better understand: How much exercise do kids need on a daily basis? In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children and adolescents should get at least an hour of physical activity each day. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service recommends the same. (more)
The Omaha World-Herald – Angee Nott
Summer is a time of year to get kids out and moving. After all, students are stuck inside most of the day during the school year. Movement can also be limited during the winter, spring and fall months due to weather. Youth not participating on sports teams during the year are moving even less. But it’s important for kids to move. (more)