Center for Healthy Living News
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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.
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Introducing the latest TikTok meal craze: Dense bean salads
Published: October 14, 2024
Diana Guevara, MPH, RD, was quoted in a story by The New Daily in Australia about the TikTok trend of dense bean salads.
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This mobile clinic is bringing birth control to rural South Texas
Published: October 14, 2024
The Texas Tribune featured Healthy Mujeres, a mobile clinic that travels the Rio Grande Valley to provide rural Texans with women’s health care. Divya Patel, PhD and Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living faculty member, is a principal investigator on the project.
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This Breakfast Trend Can Cover 66% Of Your Daily Fiber Needs
Published: October 09, 2024
Diana Guevara, RD, MPH, was interviewed by Verywell Health for a story about the benefits of the "Balkan breakfast" that has been trending on social media.
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This Breakfast Trend Can Cover 66% Of Your Daily Fiber Needs
Published: October 09, 2024
Diana Guevara, RD, MPH, spoke to Verywell Health about how a popular breakfast trend can provide over half of your daily fiber needs.
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‘Food is joy’: Dr. Kofi Essel’s innovative approach to family wellness
Published: September 18, 2024
As healthcare continues to evolve, Dr. Kofi Essel stands at the forefront of a transformative perspective that defines food as medicine. A pediatrician by training, Essel brings a unique, family-centered approach to his work addressing food insecurity and improving health outcomes.
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UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin holds grand opening
Published: September 12, 2024
On Thursday, the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health held its grand opening. Dr. Steve Kelder gives KVUE a tour.
