There is still room for improvement in U.S. schools in terms of overall student health, but great strides have been made by many districts in recent years in terms of removing junk food from schools and promoting more physical exercise among students.
A new report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) --- called the School [...]
In what is being billed as the longest, most intensive study on the school performance of kids with ADHD, the conclusion was that kids on ADHD drugs achieve academic success more than untreated kids.
The data seems solid: the researchers apparently had access to medical and school records in complete fashion for an entire school district [...]
We're not talking knee pads here --- serious knee injuries plague young female athletes. In a recent study on young girls ages 11 to 14, nearly one-third self-reported a recent soccer injury, and almost 45 percent said they'd been injured since starting the game.
Co-author Dr. John O'Kane recommends coaches invest in strength, flexibility and biomechanics [...]
Are you overwhelmed by the school supply lists your child's teacher hands out? If you're an eco-savvy consumer, you may be feeling overwhelmed for a different reason. That seemingly endless stream of paper, pencils, pens, crayons, and notebooks has to come from somewhere, and trees and natural resources pay the price. In addition, the new [...]
I recently saw a poll that offered what I believe to be startling results. The poll asked Where do you usually eat dinner? The clear frontrunner, with 47% of the votes, was the couch or a favourite chair. In second place was the dining table with 33% of the votes.
I'll admit, I usually eat at [...]
If your young son or daughter watches quite a bit of television in those younger years, a new study concludes that possible attention problems may develop when he or she reaches adolescence.
Ever since television was invented, the argument of kids watching too much of it has been thrown around. The new study does not completely [...]
As students return to school this week, some are finding unusual entries on the list of class rules: fewer fried foods, smaller servings and no cupcakes.
School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier because of new federal guidelines and awareness that a growing number of children are overweight.
In [...]
Yesterday CBS News reported that a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed fifth-graders became less willing to try vegetables and fruits when more were offered as free school snacks. No surprise here, but the study results are somewhat disappointing for champions of getting more fresh produce into school lunchrooms.
I [...]
