Oct 10, 2019
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Recent studies suggest kids tend to gain the most weight in summer, but schools are chastised for providing unhealthy food and beverages, along with decreasing opportunities for physical activity. A new study published in Pediatric Obesity that analyzed data from 2010 to 2015 confirmed that the body mass index of Wisconsin children and adolescents generally rose in the summer and then decreased in the fall, followed by a more modest increase to decrease cycle beginning in February. For adolescents who were heavier, body mass index increased more persistently until spring.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-weight-gain-children.html
Oct 10, 2019
BBC – Staff Writer
The finding comes in the government’s new State of the Nation report, looking at young people’s happiness levels. Social media use in itself was found not to be strongly linked to girls’ mental health unless youngsters were losing sleep or being bullied online. Bullying had an effect on wellbeing eight times stronger than social media.
https://www.bbc.com/news/education-49998654
Oct 9, 2019
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation are more prominent in adults in their early twenties if they were bullied at home and at school, a study by researchers at the University of Warwick have found. Researchers stress that intervention is needed to educate people in bullying to reduce it. Previous studies have identified that sibling bullying has an effect on mental health in adolescence, however researchers Professor Dieter Wolke and Dr. Slava Dantchev have now found children who were bullied by siblings and friends are more likely to harm themselves.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-children-bullied-friends-siblings-suicide.html
Oct 9, 2019
Medical X-Press – Len Canter
If you’re an adult managing sleep problems, you likely know that part of creating an environment conducive to sleep includes turning off all gadgets at least an hour before bed because of the effects of the light they emit. This same advice goes for kids, too. Using smartphones, tablets and other gadgets has become more and more linked to sleep problems in children, such as not getting enough sleep or enough quality sleep.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-kids-gadgets-unwanted-weight.html
Oct 8, 2019
CBS 4 – Dr Dave Hnida
Think of high blood pressure, and usually a middle aged adult pops into mind. Yet children can have high blood pressure as well. And just as with adults, high numbers at a young age can cause a lot of stress and strain on organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys. And over the course of years, the risk of an early death rises with that stress and strain. So the million-dollar question is: Does your child have a blood pressure check when going to the doctor? And that’s whether it’s a routine checkup or for the treatment of an ear infection or cold.
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/10/08/children-high-blood-pressure-doctor-visits/
