A recent study suggests that even one sugary drink can increase the risks of higher blood pressure. Sodas, fruit punch, lemonade, sports drinks, and even energy drinks with high sugar content are not only linked to obesity and diabetes, but now researchers are finding that people who consume one or more sugary drinks per day, have a 12 percent higher risk of high blood pressure compared to those who drank no sugary beverages. The findings are pooled from six different studies that included more than 240,000 people, with serving sizes of sugary beverages varied from seven to twelve ounces. To learn more about this study from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, click ...
On The Move is a new research study to prevent diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol and other chronic diseases in Latinos, conducted by the Healthy Aging Research and Technology Solutions (HARTS) lab at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. Researchers send three-to-five text messages per week to study participants-Latinos ages 45 and older- based on participant's personal goals, over the 18-month study, to help Latinos improve their daily habits to improve their health and reduce their risk of chronic disease. Text messages will provide nutrition and physical activity tip and advice. "This program is for people who are busy, who lead a busy life, but have a chance to take a phone call, or have the chance to read a text message that’s going to help them in a way ...
San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 to some of the most restricted legislation on soda in the country. The laws approved require that all ads within city property include warning labels, require a ban on soda advertising, and prohibit the spending of city money on soda. The American Beverage Association (ABA) has declared to the Federal Courts that the bans are unconstitutional and that they disregard the first and fourth amendments. ABA also stated in a recent article, that these bans also violate due-process rights, stating that the nutritional science that the laws are based on are ever changing and could eventually be proven wrong. Although various studies across the globe have shown that sugary beverages like sodas have no ...
Decades of conflicting health, fitness, and weight-loss messages has lead to major confusion about what Latinos and all Americans need to do to be healthy. Every Body Walk! is clarifying health messages by redefining physical activity. "We could be raising the first generation in modern society to end up with statistically shorter life expectancies than their parents," said Mark Fenton, adjunct associate professor at Tufts University. "And it won't be because of some infectious disease. It will be the diseases of sedentary living, like diabetes."
Walking or Running
Which sounds more doable on a daily basis: walking or running? Walking! Regardless of fitness level or weight status, complex biological and molecular processes occur within our body when we walk, which ...
Very popular amongst iPhone game players is the infamous Angry Birds games. Unfortunately, they have been placed across candy boxes throughout stores to promote high-sugar gummies. The first two ingredients in these "fruit" gummies are sugar and corn syrup. Recent studies show that Latino kids and youth of color are marketed junk food, candy and soda's at higher rates than white children. Marketers know what is popular and are not afraid to use fun cartoon characters to market unhealthy junk food and soda to kids. What is popular is what sells, and, unfortunately, many kids do not see the health risks involved eating these foods as some are even marketed with healthy words, like fat-free. (see picture to the right) High sugar sweets and sodas are more likely to increase the ...
Children in elementary schools all over the nation are following a 3rd to 5th-grade health curriculum called, Energy Balance 101, part of Together Counts, funded by Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation. The Healthy Weight Foundation has some very familiar CEO's funding the program from companies including PepsiCo, Kellogg, Hershey, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Smucker and General Mills. Questions about the curriculum have come up in a recent article, as the educational materials do not point out the need to eat healthy foods, but instead encourages kids that they can eat whatever they like, as long as they "balance" their food choices with exercise. Unfortunately, many Latino kids are already dealing with obesity and possible health risks like pre-diabetes. Kids need information ...
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital was designated a Baby Friendly Hospital in November, 2015 through Baby-Friendly USA's Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. Baby-Friendly Designation is based on evidence-based findings that breastfeeding is beneficial for babies and mothers and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that successfully implement the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding to support breastfeeding mothers and provide them the information and resources necessary to breastfeed. UAB Hospital staff and administrators began pursuing a Baby Friendly certification in 2011 by creating consistent messaging to promote breastfeeding, through focus groups with pregnant women and new moms, and by reaching out to specialists, such as obstetricians and ...
Which places around the world are working towards fizzing out high soda consumption? Mexico, St. Helena, Chile, Barbados, France, Dominica, Norway, Hungary, and more. The world has taken notice of the health risks associated with sugary drinks for years, as various research studies have proven a link between sugary beverage consumption and health risks like diabetes, tooth decay and obesity. More and more countries are recognizing the health risks associated with sugary beverages and are implementing soda taxes or other initiatives and policies to ensure a healthy future for their people. Today's 16 million Latino children and youth—92 percent of whom are U.S. citizens—thus represent a crucial segment of the United States' future, according to an article from the Population ...
No more deep fried foods or sodas will be offered in Allina Health clinics in Minn., as the clinic's CEO, Penny Wheeler, decided to move forward on their efforts to make the healthy choice the easy choice for all who enter their clinics. Working toward a "Choose Healthy" initiative, Allina Health's 13 hospitals and over 90 clinics will remove sugar-sweetened beverages and deep-fried foods in its hospital cafeterias, vending machines, cafes and other food-service areas. The change will be effective January 1, 2016, and include enhanced food labels on all food products. Wheeler also announced on Tuesday, December 1st that the McDonalds' that had been serving customers since 1988 in the Abbot- Northwestern Hospital, would be closed by May 31, 2016. According to their website, ...
