Sep 15, 2021
The Piscataquis Observer – Jake Steinfeld
In Maine, 13 percent of kids are considered obese. And while obesity in itself is alarming, when you factor in COVID the risk of our children becoming severely sick is increased substantially. The delta variant, an even more transmissible strain of COVID, is attacking our children in greater numbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the COVID infection for kids aged 5 to 17 were higher than the rates in adults over 50. Quite a change from where we started with the first iteration of this virus.
Read More: https://observer-me.com/2021/09/13/opinion/exercise-gives-our-kids-a-fighting-chance/
Sep 15, 2021
The Huffington Post – Krissy Brady
Packing a nutritionally balanced lunch that your kids will actually eat can sometimes feel like a crapshoot — the second you think you have your lunch game on lock, that’s the day they’ll come home with the elaborate bento box you packed them still intact.
Read More: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/easy-kids-lunch-healthy_l_6137baabe4b0eab0ad9e73a6
Sep 14, 2021
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that obesity affects more than 40% of American adults, placing them at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer. The USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020—2025 further tells us that losing weight “requires adults to reduce the number of calories they get from foods and beverages and increase the amount expended through physical activity.”
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-scientists-overeating-primary-obesity.html
Sep 14, 2021
The Conversation – Asher Lehrer-Small
Not so long ago, it seemed the data on COVID-19 held a degree of comfort when it came to children: not too many of them got infected, fewer still got sick and almost none were hospitalized. As for schools, they were not believed to be super spreaders of the virus, for either adults or students.
Read More: https://www.the74million.org/ask-the-doctor-did-we-miscalculate-the-risk-of-covid-for-kids/
Sep 13, 2021
The Conversation – Tim Olds, Carol Maher, and Verity Booth
For most of our lives, the rhythms of our days are governed by crystallised routines: we get up, have breakfast, go to school or work, have lunch, dinner, watch TV, go to bed. For families, weekly routines often revolve around kids’ sport or active hobbies.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/kids-fitness-is-at-risk-while-they-miss-sport-and-hobbies-but-mums-are-getting-more-physical-167433
