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Dec 09 2024 10 ep. 1 mins 6.7k
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Parents are invaluable when it comes to avoiding childhood obesity, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Dec 09 2024 1 mins  
Engaging parents in developing a host of text messages around healthy behaviors for infants and young children was pivotal to the success of a study showing it is possible to avoid childhood obesity. The study, co-led by Johns Hopkins pediatrics expert Eliana Perrin, kept young children on healthy weight trajectories for two years. Perrin: We had parents helping us develop all the

Specific text messages to parents help slow down childhood obesity, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Dec 09 2024 1 mins  
How can we stem the rising tide of childhood obesity? Start in infancy and engage parents personally. That’s the conclusion of a study co-led by Eliana Perrin, a pediatrics expert and study author, using a variety of text messages crafted as goals sent to parents beginning when their children were very young. Perrin: We would have messages around not needing to start sugar sweete

What sorts of messages help parents prevent obesity in their young children? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Dec 09 2024 1 mins  
Obesity is a complex condition that all too often begins in childhood. Now a comprehensive program using educational materials and personalized text messages has been shown to enable parents to stave off the early development of obesity in their young children. Eliana Perrin, a Johns Hopkins pediatrics expert, co-led the study. Perrin: The messages were in the areas of feeding, phy

Can texting prevent obesity in young children? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Dec 09 2024 1 mins  
With about one in five children in the US falling into the obese range, trying to find a way to intervene effectively is top of mind for many pediatricians and public health experts. That’s because childhood obesity paves the way for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and a host of other health problems. Now a study co-led by Eliana Perrin, a pediatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, has

A comprehensive text program can help prevent childhood obesity, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Dec 09 2024 1 mins  
Preventing obesity in young children is possible using a program of texting new parents, a study co-led by Johns Hopkins pediatrics expert Eliana Perrin has shown. All parents enrolled in the study received written information on sleep, diet, activity and screentime. Perrin: Half the parents got that intervention. The other half got that plus a texting intervention. The texting int

What’s the best strategy for staying ahead of emerging flu strains? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Dec 02 2024 1 mins  
H5N1 is shorthand for the strain of influenza that’s been worrying some public health experts this summer since being found in multiple herds of cows. Now at least two people have turned up positive with a slight variation on the same strain, with no contact with animals, a child and a teenager. Arturo Casadeval, a public health expert at Johns Hopkins, says we need to keep scien

What’s the best practice for measuring your blood pressure at home? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Dec 02 2024 1 mins  
Even if you have high blood pressure when it’s measured in your doctor’s office, you may not really have it at all. That’s according to Tammy Brady, author of a Johns Hopkins study looking at the impact of arm position on blood pressure measurement. She says patient participation in confirming office findings is critical. Brady: Out of office blood pressure measurement is key

Dec 02 2024 1 mins  
Taking a look at blood pressure should begin in childhood so good habits can be instilled, Elizabeth Tracey reports Arm position is just one factor when it comes to obtaining an accurate blood pressure reading. That’s according to Tammy Brady, author of a Johns Hopkins study finding that both supporting the arm and positioning it are important. She notes that obtaining accurate r

If your blood pressure measures high it’s wise to consider a couple of things, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Dec 02 2024 1 mins  
Both arm position and resting for a moment before measurement are things to consider if you have a high blood pressure reading. Those are the conclusions of two studies by Tammy Brady, a cardiovascular health promotion expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues. Brady: In busy settings where you have to screen large numbers of individuals, the majority of whom are going to be non hype

Dec 02 2024 1 mins  
Besides arm position, must rest also be a part of blood pressure measurement? Elizabeth Tracey reports Arm position matters when it comes to accurate blood pressure measurement, a Johns Hopkins study by Tammy Brady, a cardiovascular health promotion expert, shows. What about resting before a measurement is taken? Brady: We also studied the impact of rest on blood pressure measureme