Center for Healthy Living News
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Leveraging out-of-school time to promote healthy movement behaviors for children and adolescents
Published: March 21, 2025
What are students doing when school lets out for the day, on weekends, and during holiday and summer breaks?
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Can training attention improve students’ emotional well-being?
Published: March 02, 2025
A recent study tested this question with a digital intervention called Finding Focus. High school students completed a series of short, interactive lessons and exercises designed to help them train their attention and use it to more skillfully navigate thoughts and emotions.
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Want to avoid salt? Try these lower-sodium seasoning ideas instead.
Published: December 18, 2024
The Washington Post picked up an article by Consumer Reports that featured Diana Guevara, RD. Guevara was interviewed about low-sodium seasoning ideas.
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Green Tea vs. Black Tea: Which Is Better? Experts Weigh In
Published: November 25, 2024
Diana Guevara, RD, MPH, was interviewed by POPSUGAR about the nutritional benefits of green tea versus black tea.
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US Department of Agriculture, Department of Education partner to combat food insecurity for college-aged students through improved SNAP program outreach
Published: November 22, 2024
Sandra van den Berg, PhD, spoke to The Daily Texan about SNAP benefits for college students.
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Adequate sleep significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in adolescents, according to new study by UTHealth Houston researchers
Published: November 11, 2024
A new study led by Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes, PhD, found that adequate sleep in adolescents reduced the risk of hypertension. The findings were shared online by six other outlets including MedicalXpress.
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How KABOOM! Is Keeping Playspaces Cool Despite Extreme Heat
Published: October 30, 2024
Kevin Lanza, PhD, spoke to Next City about how to keep outdoor play spaces cool for kids despite increasingly hot temperatures.
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Dietary experts advise skipping guidelines on ultra-processed foods — for now
Published: October 21, 2024
Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RD, spoke to STAT News about guidelines on ultra-processed foods.
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More than causing wardrobe confusion, Houston temperature swings could set you up to get sick
Published: October 18, 2024
Kevin Lanza, PhD, talked to the Houston Chronicle about how weather changes can impact our body. The story was picked up by MSN.
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Growing up in America: The Way It Is
Published: October 17, 2024
Kevin Lanza, PhD, joined the Children at Risk podcast to discuss the state of child health in America.
