The Food Navigator – Mary Ellen Shoup
Do picky eating habits when children are toddlers follow them into their teenage years? And should parents be concerned that their picky eaters aren’t getting as many nutrients as their non-picky eater peers?
Penn State – Katie Bohn
Getting more exercise than normal — or being more sedentary than usual — for one day may be enough to affect sleep later that night, according to a new study led by Penn State. In a one-week, micro-longitudinal study, the researchers found that when teenagers got more physical activity than they usually did, they fell asleep earlier, slept longer and slept better that night.
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Adults who had close contact with natural spaces during their childhood could have a better mental health than those who had less contact, according to a new study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) involving four European cities.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-contact-nature-childhood-mental-health.html
The Epoch Times – Louise Bevan
It’s every parent or teacher’s worst nightmare, but it’s a frequent occurrence among children who eat with gusto, talk while chewing, and otherwise go about their lives with a little less caution than most! What are we talking about? That’s right: choking.
Medical X-Press – Len Canter
With childhood obesity rates high, many studies have investigated lifestyle factors that can make a difference—which ones increase the risk and which ones reduce it. Beyond diet, a lack of sleep has been linked to weight gain both in adults and children, so it’s important that kids get enough shuteye, even with their—and your—busy schedules.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-earlier-bedtimes-kids-obesity.html