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Jefferson Dental Clinics Crispy veggies and sweet fruits make great-tasting, healthy treats. But did you know, they can also give you a healthier smile and fight gum disease? Nearly 67% of Mexican Americans suffer gum (periodontal) disease, a high rate. Periodontal disease forms pockets around the teeth, where bacteria and buildup accumulate, and if untreated can lead to bone and tissue erosion in the jaw. In severe cases, sufferers may experience tooth loss. What should you eat for proper oral health? Oral health experts from Jefferson Dental Clinics, in honor of National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month in June, recommend incorporating these five essential vitamin- and mineral-rich foods to support oral health: Snack on spinach for iron ...
When kids choose to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less soda and chips, they set a good example for friends and family. But what if they can’t maintain their healthy lifestyle at school? Read what happens when youth leaders work with their San Antonio, Texas, school board to get healthy, vegan and vegetarian-approved lunch items into their cafeteria, not only to satisfy their desire to eat healthy but to empower other students to make healthier choices.
The Issue of Healthy Food Options at School
Awareness/Learn: For Sandra Garcia, it took planting a garden to realize just how powerful healthy food can be for a community. “When SWU [Southwest Workers’ Union] started the Roots of Change Garden in 2007, I realized how beautiful it was to grow your own ...
En Texas, el 18 por ciento de la población viven en hogares que no siempre tienen los medios económicos para poder comprar comida. Con esto en mente el departamento de agricultura de Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha financiado una línea telefónica para que los residentes de Texas tengan un acceso más fácil a recursos gubernamentales y privados. Llamando a la línea creada por USDA, las personas que llamen podrán tener acceso a proveedores de comida en casos de emergencia, programas de asistencia nutricional y otros servicios. Durante los meses de verano la línea de llamadas también provee información de lugares donde jóvenes menores de 18 años y niños pueden recibir comida gratis. “El programa de nutrición de USDA provee una ayuda invaluable, ...
Six Flags theme parks offer family fun in the sun—but no tips on how to eat healthy while having fun. Six Flags’ “healthy food” webpages have no nutritional facts! They list churros, nachos, pizza, and fried chicken as nutritious, and only have vague references to healthy options, like salad. The parks’ 26 million annual visitors deserve better. In 2015, Salud America! launched a digital voice campaign to enable people to sign a letter to tell Six Flags to list and describe its specific healthy menu options and add nutritional information to its website so families can make plans to eat healthy while at the theme parks! For example, 9 of the 10 foods claimed as “nutritious” at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio are not actually that nutritious if prepared ...
Un tercio de los adultos en Estados Unidos sufre de síndrome metabólico, siendo los Latinos los más afectados, reporta Latina Magazine. Cerca del 39% de los Latinos sufre de este síndrome a comparación con el 37.4 % de los blancos y 35.5% de los Afro-Americanos. El síndrome metabólico es también conocido como la “tormenta perfecta,” ya que representa una serie de enfermedades cardiovasculares como alta presión, altos niveles de azúcar y colesterol. Lo que es alarmante para los médicos e investigadores es que la probabilidad de padecer de síndrome metabólico incrementa con la edad. La mitad de las mujeres latinas mayores de 60 años padece de este síndrome. “Esto es concertante porque sabemos que la población de los Estados Unidos está ...
De acuerdo a un nuevo estudio sobrevivientes de cáncer de próstata que tienden a tener una dieta “occidental,” fuerte en carnes rojas, queso y pan blanco están a un más alto riesgo de volver a tener cáncer, reporta NBC Health. Según los expertos esta es una evidencia más que la dieta típica “Americana,” puedo causar desde problemas cardiovasculares hasta Alzhéimer. Una de las dietas más recomendadas por doctores y expertos en la materia es la “Mediterránea,” rica en frutas y vegetales, aceite de olivo, pescado y granos. “Nuestros resultados demuestran que las mismas recomendaciones que se le hacen a la población en general para prevenir problemas cardiovasculares también pueden disminuir el riesgo de muerte a causa de cáncer de próstata entre ...
June is National Fruit and Vegetable month. Doctors recommend an average of 2 cups a day of veggies, but many eat less. How can we change that? Join us along with USDA-Choose My Plate and FoodCorps to come up with ways we can make vegetables more accessible to more people, and how grocery stores and cities can also play a role in that process. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat:
DATE: Tuesday, June 02, 2015
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CO-HOSTS: @MyPlate @FoodCorps Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter/X and share your stories and resources. #SaludTues is a Tweetchat on Twitter/X that focuses on a variety of different health issues. From September 2014 to March 2021, ...
Following the lead of other large fast-food chains like McDonald's and Wendy's, Dairy Queen has agreed to remove sodas from its listing of kids’ meals on menu boards and replace them with milk and water. According to a letter addressed to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), who had urged Dairy Queen to take such action, Dairy Queen's Franchise Advisory Council voted unanimously to remove soft drinks from kids’ menu. The change will go into effect on Sept. 1, 2015 when new menu board panels arrive at franchise locations. “Dairy Queen deserves credit for being responsive to the concerns of parents, who increasingly want to be able to order off the kids’ menu without having to say ‘no’ to soda,” said CSPI nutrition policy director Margo G. Wootan in ...
San Antonio student Michaelie Love knows that, for many high school students, the hour before school begins is spent socializing or cramming for tests—not in the cafeteria eating a healthy breakfast. Breakfast is included in the federal school nutrition program and is free or reduced-price for students who qualify. Health professionals say skipping breakfast before school can lead to poor academic performance and unhealthy over-eating later in the day. Love wanted to make eating breakfast at school easy, healthy, and cool.
Breakfast Habits among Youth
The North East Independent School District (NEISD) is the second-largest school district in San Antonio with about 68,000 students, 58% of which are Latino. Michaelie Love is a junior at NEISD’s International School of the ...
