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Impact of Parent Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior on Their Preschool Children
Young children do follow in their parents’ footsteps. Literally. That’s the conclusion of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded researchers who found that in underserved populations, parents’ physical activity—and their sedentary behavior—directly correlates with the activity level of their preschoolers. Researchers say these findings, published January 9 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, could lead ...
Dutch Scientists Develop Ground-breaking Risk-Benefit Approach to Determine Optimum Intakes
Vitamins and minerals—can they be too much of a good thing? Or are some people suffering from deficiencies in these essential nutrients? Thanks to the work of a group of Dutch scientists, we may soon be able to know exactly what we need, depending on our age, stage of life, gender and individual requirements. In ...
Report: Self-Acupressure Can Help Relieve Constipation
New research from the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows how Eastern and Western medicine can blend to find a solution to the common medical problem of constipation, reported Science Daily. In a randomized clinical trial, 72 percent of participants said that perineal self-acupressure, a simple ...
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