A new infographic shows what a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola does to your body within the first hour of drinking it, the Huffington Post reports. The infographic comes from the website the Renegade Pharmacist, led by Niraj Naik. He writes on the site: "Coke is not just high in high fructose corn syrup, but it is also packed with refined salts and caffeine. Regular consumption of these ingredients in the high quantities you find in Coke and other processed foods and drinks, can lead to higher blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and obesity." However a small amount now and then wont do any major harm. The key is moderation!" See the full infographic ...
Can a rap song or graffiti art help kids eat healthier? Dr. Kevin Strong wanted to give it a shot and compete with the unhealthy marketing that kids are bombarded with daily. So founded the “Dunk the Junk” movement to work in schools and through social media to tailor health messages to kids in a fun way to counter junk food advertising. He uses rap, hip-hop dance, basketball, and graffiti art to change what kids think is cool to eat. “I love basketball and I would see a million junk food ads every time I watched,” Strong told Style101 Magazine. “I was just really saddened by the all children that are coming in [to my clinic] real young, devastated by junk food exposure.”
The Need for Counter Marketing
In his many years as a community pediatrician in Maine, Dr. ...
Regular physical activity is a vital component of every child’s life, yet many children lack access to safe spaces to be physically active. Opening existing school facilities will reduce challenges and support the addition of physical activity options locally. Join #SaludTues on July 28, 2015 to tweet about how community members and schools can increase access to safe spaces for children to be physically active outside of regular school hours by using existing school resources. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to Open Outdoor School Facilities in Neighborhoods”
DATE: Tuesday, July 28, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: @SafeRoutesPNW, @ChangeLabWorks, @HealthierGen, and ...
Many communities often lack access to safe parks and green spaces. This Complete Parks Playbook by ChangeLab Solutions can help decision makers in communities assess and improve their park system. Decision makers cannot determine park access by park existence alone, but they must take into account numerous factors: how people travel to parks; how parks are designed; what types of activities and amenities are provided; how, by whom and when parks are used; what types of plants and trees are planted in parks; how parks are maintained; and how parks are funded. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the following 7 elements when determining the status of a park system: Connect: creating safe routes to parks
Locate: ensuring access to park
Grow: planting and maintaining ...
San Francisco, Illinois, Bexar County, New York City, and many more communities throughout the US are making waves when it comes to raising awareness about the harmful effects of sugary drinks. Why should you be concerned about sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) like high calorie sodas, juices, sports drinks and teas? Join us for a #SaludTues tweetchat on July 21, 2015, to learn more about the great work around SSB campaigns happening across the county. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Sugary Beverage Campaigns”
DATE: Tuesday, July 21, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludAmerica
CO-HOSTS: @OpenTruthNow @PrevObesityIL @YoureTheCureTX @hlthcollab
SPECIAL GUEST: @nycHealthy We’ll open the floor to your ...
De acuerdo a la Fundación de Cáncer de Piel, los latinos tienen un riesgo más alto de ser diagnosticado con este tipo de cáncer en un estado más avanzado. El tipo de cáncer de piel más severo es conocido como melanoma el cual afecta primordialmente a mujeres entre 25-29 años. Según doctores y expertos en la materia la mayor parte de la población tiene la percepción de que el cáncer en la piel nada más afecta a los adultos. Sin embargo, recientes estudios han demostrado que la incidencia de cáncer entre niños y adolescentes ha aumentado en los últimos años. “Esta percepción errónea de que si eres niño, no hay forma de que padezcas de cáncer en la piel es muy engañosa,” dice el Dr. Adam Friedman. Mientras el cáncer en la piel afecta primordialmente a ...
More education and counseling is needed to teach overweight women in the U.S. with hopes to become pregnant about the dangers of being overweight during pregnancy, Reuters reports. A new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics revealed that 31 percent of overweight women hoping to get pregnant “mistakenly thought their weight was 'about right' and 47 percent thought their diet was healthy and saw no reason to adjust what they were eating.” “Overweight women trying to conceive largely misperceive their weight, which is concerning because they may not try to adopt healthier behaviors,” study author Mahbubur Rahman of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston told Reuters. The study administered questionnaires to 1,726 women ...
Over the years there has been multiple studies that show the links of consuming sugary drinks to healthcare problems, such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancers. A comprehensive report combined patterns of beverage consumption within 51 countries over 30 years with availability and consumption of sugar in 187 countries. This study revealed the first-ever global report on the effect of sugar-sweetened beverages on death rates. Studies showed that the United States was ranked second for death rates associated with sugary beverages. In fact, the report revealed that chronic disease was attributed to sugary beverages more in younger adults than elder adults. Overall sugar consumption throughout the world is on the rise. The report shows countries that have ...
Un panel internacional de expertos en cáncer de seno ha acordado que las mamografías son más efectivas en mujeres en sus 50 y 60 años, reporta Fox Health. De acuerdo a estadísticas por la fundación Susan G. Komen, el 64% de mujeres hispanas han tenido una mamografia en los últimos dos años, pero aun así el cáncer de seno continua siendo la principal causa de muerte entre latinas. Por años expertos, han recomendado que mujeres mayores de 40 años se realizen un mamograma anual, sin embargo hay poca evidencia de que estos sean efectivos en detectar el cáncer de seno en mujeres menores de 50 años, aunque pocos miembros del panel no están convencidos de que esto aplique a mujeres entre 45-49 años. “La sociedad de cáncer pronto actualizara nuestras guías,” ...
