27th March 2014
A new study, published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity found that students in schools where sugary drinks were available consumed them more often and were more likely to be obese on the BMI scale. The study, which backs up recent research finding sugary drinks are the...
Categories: Nutritional News, Weight Management, Children's Health
Read more...10th February 2014
A recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition highlights the importance of iodine in pregnancy and adds to evidence that British women are increasingly being found to be iodine deficient.
Iodine, as a component of the thyroid hormones, is required for brain development, particularly in the fetus,...
Categories: Nutritional News, Children's Health
Read more...22nd November 2013
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a known “endocrine (hormone) disruptor” that hijacks the normal responses of hormones and is thought to play a role in hormone related cancers and other conditions such as polycystic ovarian syndrome and decreased fertility. Yet, traditional toxicology studies indicate that only very high...
Categories: Hormonal Health, Children's Health
Read more...23rd October 2013
Regular moderate to vigorous exercise improves teenagers’ academic performance, and particularly seems to help girls do better in science, according to research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The improvements were sustained over the long term, with the findings pointing to a...
Categories: Sport & Exercise, Children's Health
Read more...22nd October 2013
Low levels of vitamin D appear to increase a child’s risk of anaemia, according to new research published in the Journal of Pediatrics, the first to extensively explore the link between the two conditions in children.
Anaemia, which occurs when the body doesn’t have enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells, is...
Categories: Nutritional News, Children's Health
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