According to research conducted by Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center and presented April 1st, 2016, at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, when preschoolers watch videos of other children eating vegetables, they're more likely to eat vegetables themselves. “As we work to explore easy-to-use tools to help influence children’s attitudes toward healthy eating and to make it more fun and exciting, this study lays the foundation for interventions that we may be able to translate into home or school settings in the future,” said Amanda Staiano, PhD, lead author on the study and assistant professor of research in Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory. Read the Society of ...
Large differences in adults' physical activity levels may be attributed the features in the urban environment, like street intersections, public transit stops, number of parks, and residential density, according an international study done by researchers at UC San Diego published in the Lancet in April 2016. The purpose of the study was to explore how features in urban neighborhoods are related to physical activity levels. The authors of this study conclude that changing the built environment is a promising solution to improve physical activity levels, thus health. This will require cross-sector collaboration with non-traditional health partners, like urban planning, transportation, and parks. Access the full study here. Copy and Share: Changing city design is ...
What's not getting taxed, or may be taxed less in Britain? Britain has a new and different way of taxing sugary sweetened beverages using a three tier level of tax, looking more at the sugar content of a beverage and wanting to help people to switch at least to less sugary options for health reasons. Not all drinks will be taxed the same, but will be taxed per ounce as in Berkley, Cali. Drinks with more sugar, like soda will be taxed at higher prices, whereas slightly sweetened teas will be taxed less and no taxes will be put on flavored waters, according to a recent article. The new taxes are set to start in 2018, giving companies and vendors time to reform products and think about sugar content. Hungary also has a tier system, working within two levels of taxing, and ...
Un nuevo estudio revela que el 60% de lo que comemos en los EE.UU. se considera "comida chatarra," reporta. El estudio informa que esta es una prueba de por qué dos tercios de los estadounidenses y el 60% de los latinos en los EE.UU. sufren de obesidad o sobrepeso. “Los alimentos altamente procesados en cuanto a contribución energética fueron los panes, refrescos, bebidas lácteas, pasteles, galletas, botanas saladas, pizza y cereales, “ escribió el Dr. Carlos Augusto Monteiro en su reporte junto a sus colegas de Tufts University. El estudio encontró que un poco menos de 650 calorías de la media de 2.000 calorías al día dieta son de frutas y verduras, que según los expertos no sólo ayuda a reducir el riesgo de tener sobrepeso u obesidad, sino también ayudan a ...
Patients with early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that can affect Latinos and all people, often have trouble remembering recent experiences. However, a new study by MIT indicates that Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t destroy memories; instead “they just can’t be easily accessed,” Univision reports. For the study, researchers stimulated specific areas of the brain of lab rats with blue light and found that they were able to access memories they previously couldn’t remember. “The important point is, this a proof of concept," said Susumu Tonegawa, lead study author. "That is, even if a memory seems to be gone, it is still there. It’s a matter of how to retrieve it.” According to the authors, the results of their study show that there’s hope for a cure ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of all adults in the United States. As part of National Nutrition Month, the financial site WalletHub analyzed the 100 most populated U.S. metro areas to determine the ones with the most weight-related health problems. The “holistic” approach included overweight and obesity into its findings and examined 14 key metrics, including “percentage of physically inactive adults,” and “percentage of adults eating fewer than one serving of fruits and vegetables per day,” to determine their findings. According to the research findings, the “fattest” metro area in America is Memphis, TN (6.54% Latino population), while the “thinnest” was Honolulu, HI (5.89% Latino). The city with the ...
In March 2016, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets held the second annual Vision Zero Cities Conference, in New York City, NY (28.6% Latino) for traffic safety experts, advocates, bereaved families, elected officials and the public to exchange ideas and discuss how to implement and enforce best practices to prevent road deaths and serious injuries. Former New York City Transportation Commissioner, Janette Sadik-Kahn believes that when you change the streets, you change the world. Not only are road deaths and serious injuries a public health issue, but unsafe streets are a major hurdle for people trying to be physically active, stay healthy, or to get to work. Thus, traffic safety is a public health issue. When people don't feel safe to walk or bike near ...
Are you concerned about speeding cars in your neighborhood? Residents in San Antonio can request traffic calming measures, like speed humps, speed enforcement, signage, pavement markings and medians using the Traffic Calming Handbook. Developed by the City of San Antonio Department of Public Works, the Traffic Calming Handbook aims to improve street features to reduce the negative effect of speeding and cut through traffic. The Handbook is also available in Spanish. Improving street features to improve safety is critical to promote walking, physical activity, and overall health and wellbeing. This Handbook outlines the process a resident must go through to request a traffic calming measure. It begins by filling out a 2-page form. The first page requires information about ...
Studies have shown that mascots, cartoons, and familiar faces often influence children's choices on food and unfortunately usually unhealthy foods. Marketing companies have targeted kids in various ways over the years, bringing in familiar cartoon characters or brand mascots into the commercials of high fat and high sugar food products, influencing food choices. Many companies have moved away from unhealthy food marketing to children and have joined the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), which commits companies to only market healthy products to children younger than 12. However, recent research from Healthy Eating Research shows that there are still opportunities for food and beverage companies to ensure healthier foods and beverages are the only ...
