Oct 24, 2021
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Scientists have long suggested that getting enough sleep at night is vital to staying healthy. Few studies, however, highlight the necessity of sufficient sleep during the first months of life. New research from investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and collaborators suggests that newborns who sleep longer and wake up less throughout the night are less likely to be overweight in infancy. Their results are published in Sleep.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-good-night-mitigate-infant-obesity.html
Oct 23, 2021
Healthline – Daniel Preiato
ADHD — or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder — is a fairly common mental health condition. People with ADHD may have a tough time paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors, and be overactive.
Read More: https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness/adhd-and-exercise
Oct 23, 2021
AAP News and Journals Gateway – Rachel Y. Moon, MD
Many school systems, in an effort to improve academic outcomes for students, have been decreasing time for physical education. Additionally, for many children, there are fewer opportunities outside of school for physical activity.
Read More: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/10/20/exercise-improve-childs-grades-pediatrics
Oct 22, 2021
Medical X-Press – Lou Corpuz-Bosshart
For the study, researchers at the UBC faculty of forestry and faculty of medicine analyzed the developmental scores of 27,372 children in Metro Vancouver who attended kindergarten between 2005 and 2011. They estimated the amount of greenspace around each child‘s residence from birth to age five. They also assessed levels of traffic-related air pollution and community noise.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-nature-early-childhood.html
Oct 22, 2021
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
The report, From Crisis to Opportunity: Reforming Our Nation’s Policies to Help All Children Grow Up Healthy, shows that nationally, 16.2 percent of youth ages 10 to 17 years in 2019 to 2020 had obesity, a rate that has held steady for the last five years. Disparities persist, with significantly higher obesity rates seen among non-Hispanic Black (23.8 percent), Hispanic (21.4 percent), and non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (28.7 percent) children versus White children (12.1 percent) and Asian children (8.1 percent).
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-youth-states-obese.html
