Through industry funded research, Coca-Cola claims that the calories you drink don’t matter in regards to obesity. Are they oversimplify very complex biological processes? In the name of sales? Decades of research have proved that obesity and adverse health outcomes are the result of complex processes related to physical inactivity, poor nutrition and genetic factors. Although it is very true that physical activity is super duper good for you and will help prevent and reduce obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and numerous other health problems, obesity and other adverse health outcomes are complex biological processes and cannot be reduced to one cause or one solution. There is ample research associating calorie dense diets with obesity, as well as associating ...
In a Florida school district that didn’t provide health classes in high schools, a health educator, Risa Berrin, and her sister, Valerie Berrin, worked together to raise the bar on health education with their Health Information Project (HIP). HIP is a peer-to-peer program that allows students to teach each other about health problems, prevention, and how to access to local health resources toward reducing obesity, suicide, depression and other issues.
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Awareness: Risa Berrin was a health reporter for her college newspaper when she first started seeing how teens were unaware or misinformed about health and prevention. She became part of the solution, starting a career as a certified human growth and reproductive health educator. While teaching law classes at a Miami-area ...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health partnered with AltaMed Services and Superior Grocers to help Maywood residents (97.4% Latino) shop for healthy foods. AltaMed provides health care services to underserved populations in Southern California. Obesity rates in Maywood, CA are 30% for adults and almost 28% for children, and the Medicare population with diabetes is 31.99% compared to 26.64% in California. Parents may struggle to navigate supermarkets due to flashy packaging and clever marketing by the food industry, which spends $2 billion annually on kids alone. Additional challenges are due to ambiguous health claims, confusing nutrition labels and cost. 28.3% of Maywood residents live under the federal poverty level compared to 15.9% in ...
iConquer, co-founded by 15 year old Zoya Surani, helps children learn about healthy choices, diabetes, and obesity. Working with kids ages 3 to 7 years of age, Zoya has helped educate over 7,000 kids in the last two years. iConquer is a curriculum for children that revolves around the idea of creating lasting healthy habits to help children combat obesity. The curriculum includes a fun and creative music video, animated videos, iClicker technology, dance routines, and even puppet shows! The education doesn't stop there, the curriculum also provides students with kid-sized portion plates. Corpus Christi, where Zoya works with most students, is considered the 2nd obese city in America by Men's Health. Educating Latino youth early about healthier lifestyles, and diets may help ...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially proclaimed the week of August 1st to the 7th as National WIC breastfeeding week. Encouraging WIC participants and all mothers to breastfeed. USDA reports that if 90 percent of families were to breastfeed for the recommended 6 months after a child's birth, it would help prevent the U.S. from 900 deaths and $13 billion dollars of medical expenses each year. The benefits for Latina mom's to breastfeed are numerous, including: Helping prevent heart disease and other chronic diseases
Giving the baby ideal nutrients for growth and health
Creating a bond between mother and child
Reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes and childhood obesity
Saves money
Burns calories (even up to 500 calories a day)
May help ...
Latino kids consume more sugary drinks than the national average, but a change in the cost of sugary drinks could reduce consumption of added sugar. Sugary Beverage tax is being re-introduced in Chicago. The state is working to reduce obesity as well as bring in dollars to the city's budget deficit. The proposed tax is estimated to have the potential to raise $134 million dollars a year. The tax will only be on bottled and packed sugary drinks, not on fountain drinks or drinks within restaurants. Taxing drinks can have benefit Latino communities dealing with obesity, as studies have shown the link between drinking sugary beverages and obesity and diabetes. To learn more about the new proposed taxes, click here. Previously: May 27, 2014 In February 2014, ...
Announced in recent news, Coca-Cola has bought 17 shares of Monster in order to expand and increase sales for both companies. Although sugary drinks like soda are on decline, sugary energy drink sales are on the rise. Both companies have been criticized for marketing to youth, especially youth of color. Sugary drinks including energy drinks that include more caffeine and unhealthy stimulants are not any healthier than any other sugary beverage. As studies report, sugary beverages (not matter the kind) are dangerous as they are linked to obesity, diabetes, and other health problems. Adding caffeine and more ingredients to the mix, doesn't discharge the sugar content that is in many of the energy drink options Monster advertises. Helping Latinos know about the dangers of ...
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, such as obesity, diabetes and depression. This infographic demonstrates what they are, how prevalent they are and their negative impact on behavior and health, both immediately and later in life. Click here to learn the truth about ...
Many restaurants already show calorie labeling for their menus, but some are still falling behind. The Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) has announced that calorie label requirements for foods within restaurants will be extended to December of next year (2016). Congress passed the law in 2010 to help combat obesity rates, and required all restaurants, movie theaters, grocery stores, and other food vendors to require labeling on all food products. The law also requires the calorie labeling to be seen clearly by consumers in over 20 locations within the restaurant and businesses. Educating consumers on just how many calories is in extra large fries, could change the way American's think about what they are consuming. Latino families in particular need to know healthier ...
