Perceptions about body image linked to increased alcohol, tobacco use for teens
How teenagers perceive their appearance, including their body image, can have significant impacts on health and wellness. Prior body image research has shown that people with negative body image are more likely to develop...
No fruit juice for children under 1 year
Fruit juice offers no nutritional benefit to children under age 1 and should not be included in their diet, according to a new policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics that marks...
How babies’ environments lead to poor health later in life
New Northwestern University research underscores how environmental conditions early in development can cause inflammation in adulthood — an important risk factor for a wide range of diseases of aging, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, autoimmune...
Daily movement programme has positive impact on children’s learning
Following a daily movement programme can improve children’s physical development levels and has the potential to boost their chances in the classroom, researchers from Loughborough University have found.
Academics from the University’s School of Sport, Exercise...
Cosmetic procedures promoted to girls in games
New developments and marketing have made an increasing range of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures – including botox, dermal fillers, implants, and skin lightening, as well as newer techniques such as ‘fat freezing’ and...
Tiny tots and tea cups a bad mix
More than two-thirds of toddlers burned in hot drink accidents are not treated with correct first aid, according to new research.
University of Queensland PhD candidate Jacquii Burgess at the Centre for Children’s Burns and...
Polaris quad bikes to be recalled due to asbestos risk
Australian quad bike supplier Polaris has notified the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of a recall of 12 models in its ‘youth’ range of quad bikes due to the presence of asbestos in component...
Mid-teen years may be a tipping point for cardiovascular health
If young people can get on top of weight issues before their mid-teen years, they will be less likely to face cardiovascular health issues later in life, a new study at MCRI has found.
In...
Getting a healthy start: healthy weight gain in infants
Rapid weight gain in an infant’s first six months of life is a risk factor for child- and adulthood obesity, according to researchers.
“Growth is a sign of nutritional intake and development, an insight into...
Links between childhood diet, tooth decay and obesity
Dr Narendar Manohar from Western Sydney University, will conduct an important study which aims to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged Australian families.
Dr Manohar says existing evidence clearly indicates that children from low...
