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• Gasp! Childhood Obesity Not Exploding

  Hey, remember how a little while back we were told childhood obesity was a horrific epidemic ravaging the land? And then every thirty seconds or so a study and accompanying news story would appear, saying that juice or distant mothers or text messaging was one of the causes? (Side note: News outlets almost always use one of maybe three pictures of overweight kids for these stories. I do hope those kids are getting royalties or something.) It seemed like you almost couldn't go a week without at least one "such-and-such is contributing to the fattening of our youth" story appearing somewhere. Well, now there's more news in the kid and weight front. Apparently... Read More... Posted May 27 2008, 07:10 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: kids, food, health, research study, racism, nutrition, childhood obesity, diet, overweight, weight, experts, activity, sedentary, poor, disparities, economic

• Yo, Yoga For the Kiddies

  Have you heard? Kids these days (cue grandpa voice or concerned reporter voice, depending on your preference) are too sedentary, they plug into video games all day long, they are completely stressed out by all the pressures of school and overscheduling and the constant barrage of media reports saying kids are going to hell in a handbasket ahhhhh!!! Which makes this the perfect time for kids to become part of a trend that celebrities and gyms have been lauding for a while now: Yoga.   This article is on the phenomenal success of the YogaBugs program, and while I generally enjoy nothing better than teasing new trends...   Read More... Posted Feb 19 2008, 01:30 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: health, video games, obesity, yoga, media, stress and kids, sedentary, physical activity, yogabugs

• Weekly Check-Up: Shockingly, Being Fit is Better for You in the Long Run

  Stop the presses! A new study has found that being fit actually makes you healthier and more likely to live longer than people who are out of shape and sedentary. My god, do they mean that having, say, better cardiovascular health could in turn lead to better overall health and less risk of certain diseases and a longer lifespan? My world has been rocked. Why, next they'll be telling us that smoking is bad for you and you shouldn't let kids suck on lead-encrusted toys.  Oh, fine, now that I've had my fun I'll tell you this is actually an really interesting finding: When it comes to longevity, being fit is more important than being "normal" weight... Read More... Posted Dec 06 2007, 08:02 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: health, obesity, lifestyle, exercise, weekly check up, mortality, sedentary