According to the survey data based on a quetionaire to parents 83% of boys and 56% of girls complied with the recommended daily amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity. But the accelerometer showed that only 3% of boys and 2% of girls actually did so.
This study developed a tool that can be used to measure bias, and to also rank biases relatively. The researchers found there was strongest prejudice against obesity, followed next by bias against homosexuals, and then against Muslims.
Despite opposition from numerous health organizations to giving new mothers no-cost formula samples, most women after giving birth in the U.S. leave the hospital with such samples, as well as discount coupons to buy formula, according to a report published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest yesterday filed suit against MillerCoors Brewing Company over its alcoholic energy drink, Sparks. The product has more alcohol than regular beer and contains unapproved additives, including the stimulants caffeine and guarana. The lawsuit is asking the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to stop MillerCoors from selling the controversial drink, which is also under scrutiny from state attorneys general.
Sundhedsstyrelsen inviterer kommuner til at søge penge til at gennemføre en struktureret forebyggelses- og behandlingsindsats i et antal kommuner og til at sikre en resultatopsamling. Ansøgningsfristen er fredag den 14. november 2008 kl. 12.00.
398 white and black participants from North Carolina ages 47-86 had cardiac and CT scans to measure multiple fat depots. The amount of fat a person had deposited around organs and in between muscles (nonsubcutaneous fat) had a direct correlation to the amount of hard, calcified plaque they had.
Advice to parents: Send what they will eat. You don’t want your kid hungry, embarrassed at parents sending weird healthy stuff. So it has to be something they will like, something their friends at the lunch table won’t gross out on, and that hopefully also contributes to daily good nutrition. Read more in theis NPR piece on hos parents preparing school lunches straddle two countries: The Island of Ideal and The Land of the Real.
En livsstil med fysisk træning og sund kost kan ændre den måde, kroppen bruger generne på.
24timer/Nyhedsavisen havde den 7. september 2008 en forside om at Børnespil på nettet er fulde af reklamer. Virksomhederne ved tilsyneladende godt, at de med produktmarkedsføring i spil har fundet et god indgang til børneværelset. Men Arla trak klogt i land.
24timer skriver i dag om en endnu ikke offentliggjort rapport fra Forbrugerstyrelsen. Den stiller skarpt på forbrugerforholdene i Danmark. I år har man blandt andet stillet skarpt på børn og unge i en virtuel verden. Af familier med børn har hele 96 procent adgang til internettet. 98 procent af børnene bruger internettet hjemme, og 73 procent af børnene bruger internettet dagligt. 28 procent af forældrene stoler på, at deres barn selv kan vurdere de virtuelle- og online-spilverdener, der besøges. 11 procent af forældrene gør slet ikke noget for at regulere deres børns færden på nettet. 16 procent af børnene giver udtryk for, at de enten har købt eller ønsker at købe nogle af de ting, de har set i virtuelle verdener.