A study from Preventing Chronic Disease showed that after district-wide policies were implemented across Boston schools, students had less access to sugar-sweetened beverages. The data showed that after a ban of sugary drinks in 2004, 89.6% of all schools studied met beverage nutrition standards, with elementary schools showing the most compliance at 93.6 percent. Through the study, researchers also found that when these nutrition standards were met at 85.5 percent of schools studied, only four percent of students had little to no access to competitive beverages or sugary beverages at school. Rebecca S. Mozaffarian, MS, MPH of the department of social and behavioral sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health explained in a recent article that these findings from the ...
Gaby Medina, a mom and health educator in the neighborhood of Westwood, in Denver, Colo. (79.36% Latino), didn’t have a lot of faith in the safety of local tap water when she arrived here from Mexico. Much of Denver's foreign-born population similarly distrust the safety of tap water. However, Gaby eventually learned to trust the water. She then took a big step to make sure her family, friends, and fellow residents across the community understand that tap water is far safer, healthier, and more affordable than sugary drinks.
Is tap water safe? Gabriela “Gaby” Medina is your average mom who wants to help her 10-year-old daughter and her family live happy, healthy lives. In Mexico, tap water is not always safe to drink. “Initially, yes, I was hesitant [about ...
Are you wearing green? Today is St. Patrick’s Day most commonly known among Latinos as the Irish 5 de Mayo. Here are three ways you can celebrate in a healthy way:
1. Drink a Licuado Verde (Green Smoothie)
This green smoothie packs vitamins and proteins that will give you an energy boost! Watch San Antonio-based celebrity Chef Johnny Hernandez demonstrate the recipe. https://youtu.be/4SzD8YVkxp4
2. Jog
Lace up your tennis shoes and go for an evening jog around your neighborhood. A 20-minute jog will give you the right amount of boost to get you through your day like a champ!
3. Dance
Play your favorite salsa/merengue tunes. Research has shown that dancing not only is good for your physical health but also for your mental health. Happy St. Patrick’s ...
Part of the company Reebok's core values is fitness and health. Now they are standing for health at company headquarters by banning all soda, fried foods, candy, sugary beverages and white breads and pastas. Reeboks headquarters are in Canton, MA. The athletic company and staff will now enjoy nuts, fruits, and vegetables in the kitchens across the company campus and promote the importance of a healthy workplace across their company brand. Brands that stand in their values for health in and out of the workplace can not only help benefit their brand, but also help benefit the health of their employees. To learn more about this change, click ...
Marketing companies often promote junk food ads to kids, who are at risk of not growing up with a healthy weight. The Council of Better Business Bureaus announced that six candy companies have now agreed not to advertise their brands to kids. These brands, Brach's, Lemonhead, Ghirardelli, Jelly Belly, Mike and Ike, and Welch's Fruit Snacks, are all now part of the first companies to participate in the Children's Confection Advertising Initiative. One way to ensure that the candy industry uniformly rejects advertising to children, explains the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), is to recognize the progress these companies have made. CSPI encourages those interested in supporting these healthy efforts, to share a "thank you" to these companies on social ...
A new study reveals that a whopping 60% of what we eat in the U.S. is considered "junk food" loaded with fat, salt, and sugar that we’re not supposed to eat, NBC Health reports. The study reports that this is evidence of why two-thirds of Americans, including Latinos, are overweight or obese. "The most common ultra-processed foods in terms of energy contribution were breads, soft drinks, fruit drinks, and milk-based drinks; cakes, cookies, and pies; salty snacks; frozen and shelf-stable plates; pizza and breakfast cereals," Dr. Carlos Augusto Monteiro of the University of São Paulo and colleagues there, and at Tufts University in Boston, wrote in their report. The study found that just under 650 calories of the average 2,000 calorie-a-day-diet were from fruits and vegetables, ...
Some people don't know what foods are or aren't nutritious, and how it affects their weight. Manuel Villacorta, a registered dietitian, said in a Fox News article that some of his clients have sworn off certain beneficial and healthy foods because they have heard they are “fattening” or just not good for them. Here are three foods to start eating again, according to Villacorta: Eggs: While eggs have fat and cholesterol in them, it doesn't necessarily mean that eggs will harm your weight or your cardiovascular system. According to nutritionists, high cholesterol in your diet isn't the cause of high serum cholesterol in your bloodstream. Eggs are high in protein, good for maintaining muscle mass which helps manage your metabolism and weight. Some studies have shown that eggs ...
Parents, need ideas for a healthy, tasty breakfast? Try the easy-to-make Jugo Verde (Green Juice) by San Antonio Chef Johnny Hernandez! Watch his cooking demo: Jugo Verde (quick version)
Jugo Verde (step-by-step instructions and guidance) Chef Johnny conducted the cooking demonstration for a new campaign by Salud America! to promote the importance of nutritious breakfasts at school and at home. For the campaign, we invite you to snap a picture of you and/or your child having breakfast at home or at school and share it using #SaludNSBW / #NSBW16 on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for your chance to win a T-shirt and jump rope! Try making Jugo Verde ...
Caffeine is a daily part of life for many Americans. Almost 85% of the adult population drink at least one caffeinated beverage a day, according to data. But how much caffeine is safe? March is National Caffeine Awareness Month, a good time to learn about this popular alkaloid commonly found in coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks, and now found in unexpected places such as ice creams and over-the-counter pain medicines. Caffeine, which acts as a stimulant on the central nervous system, is found naturally in over 60 plants, like coffee beans, tea leaves, and in cacao (the base for chocolate). It also can be produced synthetically. Moderate consumption has some positive benefits: Caffeine can stimulate thermogenesis, which burns through more fat cells faster;
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