A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that cell phone text messaging could be used to reduce children’s chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life, by helping them monitor and modify their own behaviors now.
Analyzing data from a clinical trial of 226 diabetic primary care patients, this study finds that an automated telephone self-management support intervention is a cost effective way to improve patients’ diabetes outcomes.
Assessing dietary intake in children is difficult and limited validated tools exist. Plasma carotenoids are potential nutritional biomarkers of fruit and vegetable intake.
Analysis compared the nutrient values of meals offered by major fast food companies with restaurants in Texas. Nutritional quality of kids meals was assessed primarily by using criteria from the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Only 3 percent of kids meals met all NSLP criteria.
Researchers at University of Washington in Seattle followed more than 3,800 low income mainly African American children, 3 to 16 years old, who resided at the same address in Marion, County, Indiana, for 2 consecutive years. Children living in city neighborhoods with higher “greenness” ratings seem to gain less weight over time than their counterparts living in areas with less green space, a new study suggests.
Under temaet ‘Strukturel forebyggelse’ fokuserer den seneste udgave af magasinet ‘Nyt om forebyggelse’ på, hvordan det kan blive lettere for den enkelte at leve sundt. Magasinet udgives af Region Hovedstadens Forskningscenter for Forebyggelse og Sundhed. Hvis man indretter samfundet, så det passer til menneskets fysiske behov, vil det kunne få stor effekt på folkesundheden. Selv små ændringer i livsstilen, der kan synes ubetydelige for den enkelte, kan have en stor effekt på folkesundheden, fordi alle borgere ændrer en lille smule på deres livsstil på én gang.
A novel educational program called the Kids in Control of Food (KICk OFF) can improve the quality of life for children and teens with type 1 diabetes mellitus, according to findings in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not reduce breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women, according to data from a randomized, doubled-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Health & wellness consumer segments, and how can you use them to help you manage your stores or brands? NMI’s work in this area has yielded five distinct consumer segments:
Schools need to upgrade their furniture because today’s children have outgrown the tables and chairs designed to meet the needs of 1960s pupils. Former education secretary Charles Clarke warns that a generation of children could suffer from back problems as the result of squeezing into ill-fitting furniture for hours every day.