30 January
The Center for Disease Control announced new estimates for 2011 regarding people who have diabetes or prediabetes this past Wednesday. It is estimated that over 26 million Americans now have diabetes, while another 79 million have prediabetes. Prediabetes is defined by the CDC as being a condition where blood sugar levels are high, but not [...]
28 January
A new bill that was introduced to the House of Representatives on Tuesday would call for a minimum of physical activity requirements for all public schools across the nation, regardless of grade level. This new legislation, the Physical Education to Create a Healthier Nation Act, would require that all schools provide physical activity for at [...]
26 January
According to the latest issue of Pediatrics, young children who do not get enough sleep are actually four times as likely to be obese. The most recent study, conducted by the University of Chicago, studied the sleep patterns of children ages 4 and 10 for a total of one week. The 308 study participants were evaluated [...]
