Helping Kids: What the USDA Guidelines Offer for Pediatrics
Posted by: admin on: April 23, 2011
- By law, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed and updated every 5 years to keep our health moving forward. The new guidelines, Dietary Guidelines for America, are different from previous versions in several ways.
- They are addressing a nation where most are undernourished when it comes to several key nutrients.
Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia and Vision
Posted by: admin on: April 22, 2011
Learning disabilities constitute a diverse group of disorders in which children who generally possess at least average intelligence have problems processing information or generating output.
- The etiologies of learning disabilities are multifactorial and reflect genetic influences and dysfunction of brain systems.
- Reading disability or dyslexia is the most common learning disability.
Supervised exercise program improves HbA1c levels in diabetic patients: IDES
Posted by: admin on: April 22, 2011
A structured, supervised exercise program effectively improves HbA1c levels and the cardiovascular risk profile of individuals with diabetes mellitus, a new study shows [1]. The exercise program, a twice-weekly, facility-based regimen that included aerobic exercise, resistance training, and counseling was significantly better at improving HbA1c levels and cardiovascular risk factors than a treatment regimen that only counseled physical activity.
The study, known as the Italian Diabetes and Exercise Study (IDES), included 606 patients enrolled in 22 outpatient diabetes clinics across Italy and randomized them to one of two treatment regimens. In the first treatment arm, patients were randomized to twice-a-week supervised aerobic and resistance training plus structured exercise counseling, with each supervised exercise session lasting 75 minutes. Patients in the second arm (control) received structured physical activity counseling by trained physicians every three months.
After 12 months, compared with the counseling group plus usual care, those undergoing supervised exercise training had significantly lower HbA1c levels—a significant 0.30% difference between the two groups at 12 months—as well as improved markers of cardiovascular risk, such as LDL- and HDL-cholesterol levels.
Can children really have bipolar disorder?
Posted by: admin on: April 22, 2011
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times gives the pros and cons on the use of “bipolar disorder” in children through the opinions of two psychiatrists on opposite sides of the controversy.
The problem with using “bipolar” is that it requires a too-loose interpretation of the symptoms seen in adults with bipolar disorder. That is, the symptoms in children aren’t really like those seen in adults. But while there is disagreement about the label, there is consensus that children with wide mood swings need help.
Drinking Vegetable Juice can Reduce Weight
Posted by: admin on: April 22, 2011
New studies Researchers at the University of California-Davis have suggested that drinking V8 100% vegetable juice may be a simple way for people to increase their vegetable intake and may help them manage their weight.
- Drinking vegetables juices can be an effective tool in achieving behavior change.
- Eating more vegetables can be a helpful strategy to manage weight because they are ‘low-energy-dense’, meaning they have more nutrition for fewer calories.
- Overweight individuals with metabolic syndrome who drank one to two servings of V8 100 percent vegetable juice as part of DASH diet lost more weight compared to non-juice drinkers.
- Over the 12-week study period, the juice drinkers lost an average of four pounds compared to the non-juice drinkers who lost one pound.
- Vegetable juice drinkers had significant increase of vegetable intake, vitamin C and potassium over the course of the study compared to the non-juice drinkers.
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