Children Worldwide are at Risk from Lack of Physical Activity
…world are at risk from a decline in physical activity. It fell steadily from the age of four or five, in both boys and girls and in every part of…
…world are at risk from a decline in physical activity. It fell steadily from the age of four or five, in both boys and girls and in every part of…
…Study looked at 397 adolescents (194 boys, 203 girls) in 499 same-sex friendships The study looked at 397 adolescents (194 boys, 203 girls) in 499 same-sex friendships. The cohort was…
…presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, UK (28 April-1 May). Analysis finds regardless of socioeconomic status, girls & boys with obesity at age 7 at…
…that are so skinny. Studies have been carried out on young men too, but they were asked the same questions as girls. Boys aren’t looking to be thin. They want…
…in girls and boys, is a step in the right direction for validating that certain ubiquitous chemicals in commonly used products are indeed harmful. Study researchers specifically looked at chemicals…
…on weekdays. Boys and girls used screens differently, with boys spending twice as much time with video games, while girls spent more time engaging with social media. (The data, collected…
…often than Black or white girls. Black boys and girls also were misperceived as angry at higher rates than white children, with Black boys eliciting the most anger bias. Anger…
BOSTON — Teenage girls who consume 2400 mg or more of potassium per day suffer no adverse effects on their blood pressure after adolescence. The study was published online in…
…to autism risk in boys: Study. CBS News. April 14, 2014. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/antidepressant-use-in-pregnancy-linked-to-autism-risk-in-boys/ Tsankova NM, Berton O, Renthal W, Kumar A, Neve RL, Nestler EJ. Sustained hippocampal chromatin regulation in a…
…bullying in girls, at least one study has found that girls who were bullied were 1.5 times more likely to make suicidal attempts and girls who were bullies showed increased…