One of the missions of Project Heart is to promote heart-healthy nutrition and exercise for kids and their families.
"In the News" shares current news stories relevant to those topics.
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December 3, 2009
Nutrition and Your Child, Fall 2009
Read the newsletter from the Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine. In this issue:
- Study offers first look at effective diets for breastfeeding women
- Got Milk? New research may result in more nutritious milk
- Adequate nutrients not the full picture in children's diets
- Volunteer discusses importance of research studies
- CNRC research gives insight into DHA
- Volunteer Opportunities for Houston-area residents
www.bcm.edu/cnrc/?PMID=13010
December 2, 2009
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Sixth-graders' heart screenings shock researchers
Read the Houston Chronicle article:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6750224.html
November 5, 2009
Physical education key to improving health in low-income adolescents
Read the University of California-San Francisco news release online:
news.ucsf.edu/releases/physical-education-key-to-improving-health-in-low-income-adolescents/
November 2009
School programs can make difference in childhood weight loss
Read "Findings" from the Baylor College of Medicine:
www.bcm.edu/findings/vol7/is10/09nov_n3.html
Updated December 3, 2009
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