May 31, 2019
The Philadelphia Inquirer – Rita Giordano
Children and teenagers who are ridiculed about their weight end up gaining more weight in the long run than youngsters who aren’t teased, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health. The study was conducted by researchers with the Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md., the NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. It was published Thursday in the journal Pediatric Obesity.
https://www.philly.com/health/obesity-overweight-teasing-childhood-youth-bullying-fat-bmi-teenager-20190531.html
May 31, 2019
Forbes – Bob Cook
Coaches and youth sports experts like to talk up the positive life lessons one can get only through sports, but a recent study is going one step further and concluding that participation in sports can help mitigate the damage caused by childhood trauma.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2019/05/30/can-sports-help-kids-overcome-their-childhood-trauma/#5b3640c97657
May 30, 2019
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Save the Children said in its global childhood report that conditions had improved in 173 out of 176 countries, with Singapore ranking as the country that best provides for children. The non-governmental organization estimates that 690 million children are being robbed of their childhood because of sickness, deaths, child marriage, early pregnancy, malnutrition or no schooling, down from 970 million in 2000.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-children-today-years.html
May 30, 2019
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Youth who said they were teased or ridiculed about their weight increased their body mass by 33 percent more each year, compared to a similar group who had not been teased, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The findings appear to contradict the belief that such teasing might motivate youth to change their behavior and attempt to lose weight.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-weight-linked-gain-children.html
May 29, 2019
KQED News Mind/Shift – Susie Neilson
As a kid, Molly Easterlin loved playing sports. She started soccer at age four, and then in high school, she played tennis and ran track. Sports, Easterlin believes, underlie most of her greatest successes. They taught her discipline and teamwork, helped her make friends and enabled her to navigate the many challenges of growing up.
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53739/playing-teen-sports-may-protect-from-some-damages-of-childhood-trauma
