Have you and your kids ever wanted to go play, but didn’t have anywhere safe to go? Many Latino families live near schools that lock gyms, courts, pools, fields, and playgrounds before and after class—meaning kids miss the physical, emotional, and social benefits of physical activity and play. In a show of support for play, Salud America! and SaludToday invite you to snap a photo of a playground, field, pool, or other community rec facility that isn’t open outside of school time. Share that photo on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram with the hashtag #ActiveSpaces, and we’ll share or like your post nationally and enter you into a random drawing for a Jawbone fitness tracker! It’s an easy way to show your support for kids and families who don’t have access to safe ...
Consuming more than six teaspoons of sugar a day is dangerous for children, concluded a report conducted by Emory School of Medicine and published in the American Heart Association's (AHA) journal Circulation, the Daily Mail reports. The report also warns that children under two should have zero sugar in their diets. "Our target recommendation is the same for all children between the ages of two and 18 to keep it simple for parents and public health advocates,” Dr. Miriam Vos told the Daily Mail. Foods / drinks with over 6 teaspoons of sugar include popular snacks such as a can of coke (9.25 tsp), M&M’s (7.25 tsp) and Sprite ( 8.25 tsp). “If your child is eating the right amount of calories to achieve or maintain a healthy body weight, there isn't much room in their ...
For the ninth year in a row, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has announced the restaurant winners of its Xtreme Eating Awards. Restaurants with high-calorie dishes are "honored" by CSPI and this year's winners are: Uno Pizzeria & Grill - Whole Hog Burger Hamburger, sausage, bacon, prosciutto, pepperoni, four types of cheese, garlic mayo, and pickles with fries and onion rings. Calories: 2,850 Saturated Fat: 62 g (3 day’s worth) Sodium: 9,790 mg (6 day’s worth) Equivalent to eating: Four McDonald’s Quarter Pounders with Cheese and two medium French fries, doused with 18 packets of salt. Cheesecake Factory - Fried Chicken & Waffles Benedict Belgian waffle topped with fried chicken, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce with ...
Breastfeeding is a scientifically proven way to reduce risk of disease and create a healthy future for kids and moms. But not all moms get breastfeeding support they need. Latina moms especially have less support for breastfeeding in hospitals, the workplace, and early child care settings than their white peers, according to a new Rivard Report article by Amanda Merck of Salud America!, a national Latino child health network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and based at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Merck's article highlights ways to increase breastfeeding support for Latina and all moms: Baby Café. Norma Sifuentes and Diana Montano, two San Antonio health workers, took advantage of a funding opportunity to create Baby Café. The facility is a ...
Researchers from the U.K. have found a correlation between being overweight or obese (a condition that affects close to 80% of Latino adults) to the loss of white matter in the brain, BBC News reports. According to researchers the reduction of white matter in the brain “represents around a decade of brain aging.” For the study, investigators looked at data from 473 adults ages 20-87 and found that obesity had the most impact on the brains of middle-aged adults. “Middle-aged adults who were overweight or obese had a white matter volume that was comparable to those of lean adults who were 10 years older; for example, the white matter volume of a 50-year-old overweight adult was on par with that of a 60-year-old lean adult,” researchers ...
Weight gain is among the main worries for the majority of pregnant women, but healthy weight gain is more important than you may think, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente (KP). According to KP's study pre-pregnancy and excessive weight gain during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of children becoming overweight at age 2. The study also found that breastfeeding for at least six months helped reduce the likelihood of a child being overweight at age 2. Other key findings: Children whose mothers gain excess weight or have elevated blood sugar during their pregnancies are more likely to become overweight or obese during their first decade of life.
Daughters of overweight mothers who develop gestational diabetes are significantly more likely to experience ...
Spending too much time in front of the TV may increase your risk of dying from a blood clot in the lung, the American Heart News reports. A Japanese study tracked 86,000 people for 19 years, and 59 died of a pulmonary embolism. This condition, stemming from inactivity, is caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from the legs. Researchers found that pulmonary embolism death increased by: 70% among those who watched TV 2.5-4.9 hours (versus those who watched less than 2.5 hours)
40% for each additional 2 hours of daily TV watching.
2.5 times among those who watched TV 5 or more hours. Although the study examined Japanese adults, the findings may be very relevant for U.S. adults, who watch far more TV. U.S. Latinos may face an especially high risk. Latino ...
If you sit for too long, 10+ hours to be exact, you may be at risk for heart disease—a condition that affects millions of Latinos in the U.S., according to a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center, Univision reports. For their research investigators studied 700,00 adults for over 11 years and concluded that those who spend 10 or more hours a day sitting or lying down increased their risk for heart disease and the longer you sit the higher the risk. “We would like to encourage people to maintain an active lifestyle and avoid prolonged sitting", lead researcher Ambarish Pandey told Univision. To lower your risk experts recommend that you do at least 30 minutes a day of physical activity and that workplaces offer standing desks to their ...
Do you know how many calories are in an ice cold beer? Soon, you’ll have the answer right in front of you. The National Beer Institute recently announced that all breweries will soon begin labeling their beers with number of calories per serving, Yahoo News reports. “This decision is a response to an announcement by the Beer Institute, which encouraged member companies to begin labeling their products with specific information, such as ingredients, calories, protein, fat, and alcohol volume, as per request of the consumer.” If you can’t wait to know how many calories are in your beer of choice the Center for Science in the Public Interest has posted the calorie counts of the most popular alcoholic drinks ...
