Boys as well as girls feel the impact of the media on body image, but boys may turn to steroid use. How can parents reduce this effect?
Boys as well as girls feel the impact of the media on body image, but boys may turn to steroid use. How can parents reduce this effect?
Kids seem to be affected by body image messages at younger ages. Here are some ideas for parents.
Source: Richard Rosenkranz, 785-532-0152, ricardo@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Kristin Hodges, 785-532-6415, khodges2@k-state.edu
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
K-STATE RESEARCHER FINDS THAT GIRL SCOUT MEETINGS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE GIRLS’ PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
MANHATTAN — Girls typically are less physically active than boys, but a Kansas State University researcher has found that organizations like [...]
A study published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology indicates that exercise can increase self-esteem and reduce depressive symptoms in overweight 7 to 11 year-olds.
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia randomly placed over 200 overweight kids into groups that continued their inactive lifestyle, or exercised after school for 20 or 40 minutes. The [...]
This is a great Ontario, Canada website that looks at different activities that families can focus on throughout the winter months both indoors and outdoors.
Often families will tend to stay indoors and hibernate, however, to beat the winter blues and blahs these various activities and tips can be interesting alternatives.
Editor’s Note by Dr. Brian MacDonald: [...]
Actually, the study didn’t use the Wii, but researchers recently compared the calorie-burning powers of seated versus active videogames. The VERY small study measured the calories burned by 18 children who played a seated bowling game, a game requiring a bowling motion, and a jumping game. Even seated gaming burned more calories than resting, with [...]
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, which reviewed both unpublished and published studies submitted to the FDA, found that, when the unpublished trials were included, antidepressants were not nearly as effective as they’ve been thought to be. A second study that appeared in February in PLoS Medicine, the online journal, reviewed [...]
A study in the July 16 online edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association examined the physical activity of children and youth between the ages of 9 and 15 over a 6 year period. They found that 90% of 9 year-olds get a couple of hours of vigorous exercise every day… but less [...]
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