3 April
The American Chemical Society has announced a new compound, GIV3616, that has the ability to block bitter tastes from your taste buds. This compound could be added to foods, beverages, and even medicines to give them a more pleasant taste. While this compound is not the only one of its kind (artificial sweeteners contain a [...]
20 March
If you are a frequent visitor to our blog, you know that we focus on childhood fitness as a way to help prevent childhood diabetes and obesity. Our online fitness program, GoTrybe, is just one way to incorporate fitness and nutrition into the lives of your children. While most parents would agree that they want [...]
24 February
While it is easy to see the health benefits of exercising and living a healthy lifestyle when it comes to losing weight and decreasing the prevalence of obesity and diabetes, a new study shows that exercise actually motivates the brain to help students perform better in school. This study, highlighted in the January edition of [...]
20 February
A new study from the Center for Disease Control, which measured the physical activity level of residents by county, showed that the Southern and Appalachian states were less active than all others. While Colorado proved to be one of the most active states in the U.S., Tennessee was one of the least active! This new [...]
7 February
While we know that childhood obesity continues to rise at an alarming rate, we strive to know the causes for this rise and prevention efforts to keep this trend from continuing throughout life. A new study from the Child Development journal says that the more years a mother spends working after her child is born, [...]
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 [...]
2 January
A new study conducted by researchers Brian Moss (Wayne State University in Detroit) and William Yeaton (University of Michigan) suggest that one-third of all 9 month old babies are already obese, as well as 34% of 2 year olds. This new research was the first to track a nationally representative sample of children that were born in [...]
9 March
The American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism recently held its third dual conference March 2-5 in San Francisco, Calif. The program is designed to encourage and promote the development, advancement and exchange of new information about treating and preventing heart disease and stroke. A new study discussed at this conference lends merit to the idea that kids with a greater fitness level have improved academic performance.
