Simply put, research shows that physically active kids do better in school and are healthier. Unfortunately, girls’ move less than boys. And they move less as they age, meaning they are at increased risk for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other preventable diseases that threaten quality of life. Let’s use #SaludTues on May 17, 2016, during the #GirlsAre Campaign and #MoveinMay National Sports and Fitness Month, to Tweet about how schools, communities, public health professionals, city leaders, and you can ensure that all girls have access to safe places to be physically active and encourage them to be physically active for life. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to Keep Latina Girls Physically Active”
TIME/DATE: 1-2 p.m. EST Tuesday, April 12, 2016
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Pregnant women who drink diet beverages on a regular basis during their pregnancy are more likely to have overweight babies by their first birthday, according to a new study, NBC Health reports. For the study, Canadian researchers followed 3,000 women and their children and found that babies whose mothers drank diet drinks on a regular basis had a higher BMI z-scores that “were significantly higher than those of their counterparts.” “To our knowledge, our results provide the first human evidence that artificial sweetener consumption during pregnancy may increase the risk of early childhood overweight,” wrote the authors of the study, which was led by Meghan Azad of the University of Manitoba in Canada. Experts recommend pregnant women to add diet beverages to their ...
Eating white rice may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes -- a condition that affects millions of Latinos, according to a recent study by Harvard University, Univision reports. For the study, researchers reviewed “four earlier studies involving more than 352,000 people from China, Japan, the United States, and Australia who were tracked between four and 22 years.” At the end of their review, researcher Qi Sun and his team concluded that individuals who have three to four servings of rice a day were 1.5 times more likely to have diabetes than those who ate less. “People should try to make a switch from eating refined carbs like white rice and white bread to eating more whole grains,” Sun told Time magazine. Experts believe the high glycemic index in rice is to ...
Data from the National Center for Safe Routes to School show that children who walk or bike to school have a lower risk for diseases that affect Latinos disproportionately such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. To raise awareness of the health and academic benefits of walking/biking to school Safe Routes organizes the National Walk/Bike to School Day. Take a look at the events happening in your community go here. Also, watch how this #SaludHero pushed for policies to make it easier and safer for children to “bike train” or walk to school in Fairfax, ...
Do kids have the power to change America’s “fattest” city? Yes! A group of middle school students created a healthy eating and activity program to teach elementary students in Corpus Christi, Texas—once dubbed the nation's fattest city. Now they've won the Salud America! #SaludHeroes video voting contest! Watch their winning video or read their story about how Sarita Damaraju, Doug Hagemeister, and other students planned, mobilized support for, design, and implemented their for-kids, by-kids educational program "Mission FitPossible" across Corpus Christi Independent School District. The program includes nutrition education videos, “Fitness Jeopardy,” jump rope contests, fitness challenges, and a 5K event over 10 weeks. “Seeing kids actually get excited ...
Latino and Black children have the highest prevalence of severe obesity according to a recent study, Univision Salud reports. Researchers analyzed data from 1999 through 2014 and concluded that one-third of U.S. children are overweight, 25% are obese and more than two percent are severely obese. "Despite other recent reports, all categories of obesity have increased from 1999 to 2014, and there is no evidence of a decline in the last few years." lead researcher Asheley Skinner said. According to Skinner, there are 4.5 million children who are severely obese in need of immediate treatment. "Unless we make big changes on a national level, we're not going to see huge changes in obesity," Skinner said. "We have created a culture where kids aren't very active and one where it's ...
New research suggests type 2 diabetes—a condition that severely affects Latinos in the U.S.—may cause hearing impairment, according to researchers at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center, HealthAim reports. According to the researchers, there’s “compelling evidence” that suggests diabetes damages the auditory system and clinicians should include a hearing test in managing type 2 diabetes. “An association between diabetes and hearing impairment in human subjects has been shown in many, but not all, studies,” said Dr. Elizabeth Helzner, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. According to the American Diabetes Association, 16.9% of Latinos have ...
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Campaign for Dental Health Community water fluoridation is the practice of adjusting the level of fluoride in the local water supply so there is just enough to help protect teeth from decay. It’s called ‘community’ water fluoridation because the whole community benefits. But Latino kids and families with low incomes, who suffer more than others from tooth decay, benefit the most. For every $1 invested in community water fluoridation we save as much as $38 in money that CHIP, Medicaid, insurance companies, and individuals would have to spend to treat unhealthy teeth. What is fluoride? Fluoride is a mineral that strengthens teeth so they’re more resistant to the bacteria that cause decay. It is found naturally in all sources of water. (It ...
Researchers at Purdue University have found evidence that diet soda may not be the healthiest option if you’re trying to lose weight or improve your health. According to numerous studies reviewed by the group of researchers led by Prof. Susan Swithers diet soda may not be the solution to fight obesity—in fact, it may lead to obesity, diabetes and heart disease. "The concern that these non-caloric sweeteners might not be healthy is a message that many people do not want to hear, especially as the prevalence of artificial sweeteners increases in other products," Swithers said. If you want to stay fit and healthy the best option will always be ...
