Coronavirus Chronicles — COVID-19 and Kids, the Volume Increases
Many of the hospitalizations that are categorized as “with COVID” — like heart attacks, strokes, lung clots, etc. — are now seen as actually “for” COVID.
Coronavirus Chronicles — COVID-19 and Pregnant People
The CDC says there is no increased risk of miscarriage and recommends COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and women trying to conceive.
Coronavirus Chronicles — Birth in the Age of COVID-19
Any numbers the Centers for Disease Control can lay hands on, that agency will crunch, mash and hash to a fare-thee-well. As always, the fate of newborns is of particular interest. There is some indication that a prospective mother who tests positive for COVID-19 might be more likely than a non-pregnant woman to wind up […]
School and Home Work Together
In looking back over the past decade, and how schools need to both feed kids and prevent them from becoming obese, it’s clear that reform needs popular support.
Parenting Styles Examined
The effects of different parenting styles play out differently, depending on family income, and preschool children are most noticeably affected by poverty.
What Is Parenting Style?
The challenge is to recognize the multifactorial nature of the child obesity epidemic, and yet identify and rank the individual factors, like parenting style.
More Facets of Oxytocin
Some research indicates oxytocin could potentially not only treat obesity, but prevent it from happening. These developments are worth keeping an eye on.
Financially Connected Obesity Villains
Some of the suggested obesity causes stem from international trade policies that form the global food system, the market economy, and agricultural policies.
Obesity and Race in the U.S.
Research suggests that different factors during pregnancy, infancy and early childhood might explain racial and ethnic differences in obesity rates.
Inflammation, Obesity, and Breast Cancer
Obesity is connected with low-grade chronic inflammation, but then it gets complicated, because obesity is also associated with insulin resistance.