More education and counseling is needed to teach overweight women in the U.S. with hopes to become pregnant about the dangers of being overweight during pregnancy, Reuters reports. A new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics revealed that 31 percent of overweight women hoping to get pregnant “mistakenly thought their weight was 'about right' and 47 percent thought their diet was healthy and saw no reason to adjust what they were eating.” “Overweight women trying to conceive largely misperceive their weight, which is concerning because they may not try to adopt healthier behaviors,” study author Mahbubur Rahman of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston told Reuters. The study administered questionnaires to 1,726 women ...
Over the years there has been multiple studies that show the links of consuming sugary drinks to healthcare problems, such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancers. A comprehensive report combined patterns of beverage consumption within 51 countries over 30 years with availability and consumption of sugar in 187 countries. This study revealed the first-ever global report on the effect of sugar-sweetened beverages on death rates. Studies showed that the United States was ranked second for death rates associated with sugary beverages. In fact, the report revealed that chronic disease was attributed to sugary beverages more in younger adults than elder adults. Overall sugar consumption throughout the world is on the rise. The report shows countries that have ...
Un panel internacional de expertos en cáncer de seno ha acordado que las mamografías son más efectivas en mujeres en sus 50 y 60 años, reporta Fox Health. De acuerdo a estadísticas por la fundación Susan G. Komen, el 64% de mujeres hispanas han tenido una mamografia en los últimos dos años, pero aun así el cáncer de seno continua siendo la principal causa de muerte entre latinas. Por años expertos, han recomendado que mujeres mayores de 40 años se realizen un mamograma anual, sin embargo hay poca evidencia de que estos sean efectivos en detectar el cáncer de seno en mujeres menores de 50 años, aunque pocos miembros del panel no están convencidos de que esto aplique a mujeres entre 45-49 años. “La sociedad de cáncer pronto actualizara nuestras guías,” ...
Looking for a easy way to cook with the kids and commit to eating dinner at home? Check out the Chop Chop Cooking Club! Starting to cook at home can be a fun and enjoyable way for kids to learn about healthy food and bring the family to the table. Chop Chop helps kids be more active in the kitchen with a new recipe every month. Offering ways to bring healthier foods home, the organization is sharing free recipes and asking families to pledge to cook dinner at home at least once a month. They also ask that participants finish six challenges and put a picture up to receive virtual badges and win prizes like a Le Creuset Stainless Steel Frying Pan or a Kitchen Aid blender. To learn more and sign up for the challenge, visit ...
La administración de alimentos y medicinas (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) recientemente aprobó un dispositivo que estimula el cerebro para personas que sufren de Parkinson, el cual afecta desproporcionalmente a los latinos. El dispositivo Brio Neurostimulation system, “es un dispositivo implantadle que ayuda a reducir los síntomas del mal de Parkinson, el cual causa temblor en diferentes partes del cuerpo,” dijo la FDA en un comunicado de prensa. El Brio System fue aprobado por la FDA después de dos pruebas clínicas, una con 127 pacientes quienes usaron el dispositivo por seis meses, y la otra con 136 pacientes quienes los usaron por tres meses. “Ambos grupos demostraron cambios significativos al momento que el aparato fue encendido de cuando fue apagado,” dijo ...
To inform and educate the San Antonio community on just how much sugar is in the beverages people consume daily, health officials and community leaders partnered to launch the bilingual Sugar-Packed marketing campaign. After San Antonio’s previous attempts to tackle sugary drink consumption fizzled out, Nelson Wolff, judge of Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, and his partners reignited a campaign against sugar with hopes to change the way residents look at sugar in beverages and its effect on health. The campaign includes print and online materials, including a sugar calculator tool, educational brochures, and posters.
The Issue of Sugary Drinks and Health
Awareness: In 1997, Bexar County’s Health Collaborative formed as a coalition of health agencies that aim to ...
Summer brings fun, sun, and—too often—poor health for kids. Emerging evidence shows children gain more weight during summer months than they do during the school year, and fitness gains children achieve during the school year are erased over the summer. How can families stay healthy over the summer? Let’s use #SaludTues on July 7, 2015, to tweet recipes, tips, and other resources that can make sure all peole eat healthy and stay active while we celebrate summer vacation: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How Families Can Eat Healthy This Summer”
DATE: Tuesday, July 7, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: ChopChop Magazine, a bilingual publication that teaches kids to cook and eat ...
Looking for the next best place to eat or buy the freshest local veggies? Eat Well Guide app can help you do just that. A movement to know were your food comes from and eat sustainable products is becoming increasingly popular. Technology may help build the bridge for consumers with looking for healthier options. Created by GRACE Communication Foundation, the app allows users to find local farmers market or the closest restaurants with sustainable products. Leslie Hatfield, GRACE’s communications director in a recent article stated: “We want to show people that there are places that are better than McDonalds.” On their website, Eat Well Guide state that it help's people "eat local, even when your not" a local. Access to healthy options through free or easily applicable ...
Did you know kids gain more weight during their summer vacation than they do the entire school year? That’s why Salud America! and San Antonio celebrity Chef Johnny Hernandez are partnering to launch #SaludSummer, a social media recipe-sharing campaign to promote healthy—and fun—eating for families during the summer. Starting on July 1, the campaign will use #SaludSummer to share one new kid-friendly recipe a week on social media by Chef Johnny, who puts his passion for Latino flavors, including fresh fruit cups, licuados (smoothies), and tortas into practice at his restaurants in San Antonio and Las Vegas. People also can share photos of their own healthy foods on social media using #SaludSummer and be entered into a random drawing for a grand prize—a Jawbone fitness ...
