As the school year is in full swing again, parents and children must start to think about 2 very important meals of the day: breakfast and lunch. For many families, these meals are eaten at school so it’s extremely important that the options are healthy and sufficient enough to support growth and development. A recent article in the media no...
read more >Psoriasis and Obesity in Children and Adolescents by David J Breland, MD, MPH Psoriasis (sore-EYE-uh-siss) is a chronic skin condition that often occurs early in life. It causes sore or itchy patches of thick red skin with flaky, silver-white patches called scales. It can have a serious effect on people’s lives. Psoriasis is a common aut...
read more >African American Youth with High Blood Pressure Have a Higher Risk of Heart Disease by David J Breland, MD, MPH Researchers recently found that African American (AA) youth between the ages of 3 and 20 with high blood pressure (hypertension) had more risk of cardiovascular disease than non-AA youth. Overall, AA youth were overweight or ob...
read more >Parents Can Take Action Through the Let’s Move! Campaign by David J Breland, MD, MPH First Lady, Michelle Obama, started a national campaign called “Let’s Move!” Her goal is to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation, so that children born today would grow up into adults with healthy weights....
read more >Can a Lack of Sleep Cause Obesity in Children and Teens? by David J Breland, MD, MPH Recent research presented in Vancouver, B.C at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting suggest that it can. Researcher Leslie A. Lytle at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute along with colleagues conducted a study of 723 ...
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