Posts by Dr. Youdeem
Try Dancing.
Seniors who want to improve their fitness levels should consider dancing. In a small study involving thirty sedentary women over age 65, those who danced for an hour three times a week experienced similar improvements with respect to aerobic fitness, lower body muscle strength, and static balance as those who walked three hours a week.…
Read MoreVitamin D and Asthma in Young Children…
Data from two clinical trials suggests that for babies withdeficient vitamin D levels, improving their vitamin D status (via supplementation in these studies) resulted in areduced risk for asthma symptoms in early childhood. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical, January 2019
Read MoreRisk Factors for Early Childhood Obesity.
Past studies have shown that kids who are overweight have an elevated risk for obesity in adulthood. In this study, researchers analyzed data concerning 502 three-year-old children and identified the following risk factors for obesity in early childhood: obesity in mother pre-pregnancy; high birth weight; formula feeding during the first year of life, high frequency…
Read MoreBullying May Affect the Brain.
An analysis of the brain scans of nearly 700 teens found that those who had been victimized by bullies had reduced brain volume in two key regions of the brain associated with regulating motivation, attention, and emotional processing. Molecular Psychiatry, December 2018
Read MoreSleep Apnea May Raise Risk for Dyslipidemia.
While the underlying mechanisms are not yet understood, the current evidence suggests a link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and elevated triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Internal Medicine (Czech), November 2018
Read MoreSpinal Degeneration Linked to Jaw Disorders.
In a study that involved 120 patients with a temporomandibular disorder (TMD), researchers found that participants with neck pain exhibited a higher number of active trigger points in the masticatory and cervical muscles, greater forward head posture, and more severe degenerative changes in the cervical spine than TMD patients without neck pain. The findings reveal…
Read MoreLess Screen Time, Move More!
Surveys completed by nearly 25,000 middle schoolers revealed that those who spent more time engaged in physical activity and less time interacting with electronic devices scored higher on quality of life assessments than kids who spent more time with screens and less time moving their bodies. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, January 2019
Read MoreWhen Calorie Content Is Included…
Seeing pictures of food with calorie information appears to change the way the brain responds to food. In this study, researchers recruited 42 undergraduate students to view food images with and without calorie information and then asked them to rate their desire to eat the food while in a functional magnetic resonance imaging scanner (fMRI).…
Read MoreGestational Diabetes and Vitamin D.
According to a new study, women with poor vitamin D status during their second trimester may have up to a 74% increased risk for gestational diabetes mellitus. Gynecological Endocrinology, January 2019
Read MoreVision Loss Linked to Dementia.
The results of a twelve-year study suggest that for seniors with a history of depression, loss of visual function (especially near sight) is associated with an elevated risk for dementia over the following four years. European Journal of Epidemiology, January 2019
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