Want to help your children get fitter? Buying them heavier toys might be the answer, according to new research from Indiana…
From Indiana State University:
Adding Weight to Toys May Help Improve Children’s Fitness
Professor John Ozmun and graduate student Lee Robbins conducted the study with 7- and 8-year-old children, who carried 3-pound weighted and unweighted cardboard […]
Archive for June, 2006
Study: Heavy Toys = Fitter Kids
Published June 23rd, 2006 in Fitness and Children's Health. 0 CommentsNew PET/CAT Technology Can Detect Cancer Earlier
Published June 23rd, 2006 in Health Technology and Cancer Help. 0 CommentsNew cancer screening technology that combines the power of PET and CAT scans is able to detect cancer and other diseases earlier. Obviously this is great news for anyone worried about cancer as well as current cancer patients trying to control the disease. Doctors say PET/CAT units will be able to lower medical costs by […]
Study: Potassium-fortified salt may help prevent heart attacks and strokes
Published June 21st, 2006 in Healthy Foods, Heart Health and Health Studies. 0 CommentsUsing potassium-enriched salt in place of regular salt may help to lower your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. New research from Taiwan suggests that using a salt-alternative consisting of half sodium chloride and half potassium chloride can decrease an older adult’s chances of dying from heart disease or stroke by 40%.
This news highlights the […]
Study: Vegetable-rich diet may prevent atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and strokes
Published June 20th, 2006 in Healthy Foods, Anti-Aging, Heart Health and Health Studies. 0 CommentsEating vegetables every day may help prevent heart attacks and strokes by keeping your arteries clear. A recent study — the first to examine vegetable consumption and its effect on atherosclerosis — found that lab mice who were fed a veggie-rich diet were far less likely to experience narrowing of the arteries than mice fed […]
Study: Smokers hurt their kids’ lungs before and after birth
Published June 20th, 2006 in Health Warnings, Health Studies and Children's Health. 0 CommentsIf you smoke, you are definitely hurting your childrens’ lungs — both before and after birth — according to a new study of more than 20,000 children. Obviously if you have kids (or plan on having them) you need to quit smoking as soon as possible…
From Reuters Health:
A new international study of more than 20,000 […]