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The diets of most U.S. children remain nutritionally ‘poor,’ despite improvements
The study found that young people are drinking less sugary beverages and consuming slightly more fruit and whole grains than they were in 1999.
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Kids take in more calories from post-game snacks than they burn during their sports games, study finds
“So many kids are at games just to get their treat afterwards, which really isn’t helping to develop healthy habits long term,” said researcher Lori Spruance. “The reward should be, ‘I got to have fun. I got to run around with my friend or score a goal.’”
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Both moms and dads need to model healthy eating, researchers say
“Teaching children to eat their greens is not something mothers should be doing alone,” says Kaisa Kahkonen, the study’s lead author.
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Girls are starting puberty a year earlier than in the 1970s, study finds
Researchers found that the age at which girls begin to develop breasts has fallen by about three months per decade since the 1970s.
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Choking deaths among U.S. children have dropped dramatically since 1968
The greatest annual declines occurred after warning labels started appearing on children’s products.
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Sports specialization is putting children’s health at risk, trainers say
New recommendations of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association are intended to reduce the growing incidence of sports-related physical injuries among young people.
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Watching TV and playing video games (but not overall screen time) linked to poorer performance in school
An international team of researchers analyzed 58 studies involving more than 480,000 children and teens aged 4 to 18.
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Minnesota ranked 6th healthiest state for women and children
Rhode Island is cited as the healthiest state for women and children, followed by Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut.
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What young children should and shouldn’t drink: experts’ new guidelines
Example: All kids 5 and under should avoid drinking flavored milks, toddler formulas, plant-based/non-dairy milks, caffeinated beverages and sugar- and low-calorie sweetened beverages.
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Air pollution particles can cross to fetal side of the placenta, study finds
“We need to develop air pollution standards which protect the most vulnerable of the population,” said researcher Tim Nawrot.
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Flooring, beds and football top list of products/activities that cause traumatic brain injuries in children
Most nonfatal TBIs in children are the result of falls, motor vehicle crashes, being struck by a moving or stationery object, and assault. Football was the leading cause of TBIs among 15- to 19-year-olds.
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Injuries from personal care products send thousands of young children to ERs every year, study finds
Most of the injuries (86 percent) were poisonings, which resulted when the child swallowed the products. The remaining injuries (14 percent) were chemical burns.
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Delaying fatherhood raises health risks for both partner and child
Aging not only affects a man’s fertility, the study found, but becoming a father late in life also increases the risk that the mother of the child will have complications during pregnancy and that the child will have health problems.
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Young people who drink artificially sweetened sodas and other beverages still take in excess calories, study finds
Water remains the best option for kids and young adults.
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New evidence supports ‘grandmother hypothesis’ — although with caveats
The “grandmother hypothesis” is the evolutionary proposition that women live long past their reproductive years in order to help their grandchildren survive and pass on their DNA.
