Center for Healthy Living News
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Back to School: The Dangers of Kids and Vaping
Published: September 13, 2022
Steven Kelder, PhD, MPH, talked to FOX 26 News about the dangers of vaping for children and adolescents.
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Adolescents with severe obesity lost weight, kept it off, and erased comorbidities after bariatric surgery
Published: September 12, 2022
Research led by Sarah Messiah, PhD, MPH, which found that adolescents with severe obesity saw positive outcomes after bariatric surgery, was covered by Medical Xpress, Bioengineer.org, Science Magazine, and Endocrinology Network.
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Clinical trial comparing concussion treatments now recruiting adolescent patients
Published: September 06, 2022
Gregory Knell, PhD, is investigating the effects of different treatments, including light exercise and screen time restrictions, on recovery from a sport-related concussion among adolescents.
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Teachers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic
Published: August 26, 2022
In the 2019-2020 school year, 4 million schoolteachers served approximately 60 million children in the United States. Historically, teachers have experienced lower wages, greater imbalances in effort and reward, unhealthy lifestyles, higher levels of food insecurity, greater work stress, and more signs of poor physical and mental well-being. However, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers have been subjected to a different level of financial crisis, exhaustion and burnout. As part of the Sharma Doctoral Fellowship, in partnership with Brighter Bites non-profit organization, two Sharma fellows, Fangyu Li and Nivi Parthasarathy, assessed the impact of social determinants of health on schoolteachers’ food insecurity and stress.
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August Healthy Summer Challenge: Why Sleep is Important
Published: August 19, 2022
Sleep has always been one of the cornerstones of good health. Despite data showing the benefits of sleep, our Internet-connected world provides content around the clock, making it difficult for adults and children to get enough sleep. However, a recent study shows that the effects of lack of sleep might be more damaging than previously thought.
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Dietician shares brain-boosting breakfast ideas to start the school year off right for your children
Published: August 11, 2022
Dolores Woods, MA, RDN, talked to KHOU-TV Channel 11 about preparing a healthy breakfast for your children as kids are heading back to school.
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Lunch is in the Bag! (English)
Published: August 09, 2022
Dr. Deanna Hoelscher spoke with Mas Mujer Austin about packing healthy lunch for kids for back to school.
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El Almuerzo esta en la Lonchera (Español)
Published: August 09, 2022
Dr. Deanna Hoelscher spoke with Mas Mujer Austin about healthy lunches for kids for back to school.
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Children infected with a mild case of COVID-19 can still develop long COVID symptoms
Published: August 08, 2022
Center faculty Drs. Messiah, Kohl and Kelder were featured in an article from UTHealth on long COVID and children.
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August Healthy Summer Challenge
Published: August 01, 2022
Each month this Summer, the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living has been focusing on ways to stay healthy while school is out. In June, we shared nutritious challenges and healthy food substitutions for a balanced diet. In July, we challenged you to incorporate more physical activity into your day. For the month of August, we’re focusing on promoting good sleep habits and mental health with our Healthy Summer Challenge calendar. This is the perfect month to build healthy sleep habits before the school year begins, as good sleep is essential to good health!
