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TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role ...


Canadians finding it tough to shake the salt habit

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Canadians know that too much salt isn't good for their diets, but half still continue to shake it on, according to a new study by University of Alberta researchers.


Decrease in physical activity may not be a factor in increased obesity rates among adolescents

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.


All dressed-up and nowhere to go: Inappropriate clothing prevents children playing outside

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Jo ...


High fat diet increases inflammation in the mouse colon

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In mice fed a diet high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium -- the so-called Western diet -- expression of a series of genes collectively associated with immune and inflammatory responses was altered. ...


Too much selenium can increase your cholesterol

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study from the University of Warwick has discovered taking too much of the essential mineral selenium in your diet can increase your cholesterol by almost 10%.


Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Educating family members of heart failure (HF) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication can effectively reduce HF patients' sodium consumption, according ...


Do kids benefit from homework?

Do kids benefit from homework?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 36 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Homework is as old as school itself. Yet the practice is controversial as people debate the benefits or consider the shortcomings and hassles. Research into the topic is often contradictory ...


People with less education could be more susceptible to the flu

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People who did not earn a high school diploma could be more likely to get H1N1 and the vaccine might be less effective in them compared to those who earned a diploma, new research shows.


Today's children decide their school and career path early

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created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children as young as 12 have a strong sense of their personal futures and can reflect thoughtfully on what life might hold for them, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by ...



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