study finds no childhood obesity link to junk food in schools
“This problem of childhood obesity cannot be placed solely in the hands of schools.”
I agree, but I would also say that school is a place for learning and I think that includes healthy eating habits. No matter what food preferences children establish before they get to school, their school should still reinforce good food choices by making them widely and easily available.
is there enough fat-shaming in the black community?
Researchers seemed shocked to discover Black women reported a higher quality of life than White women of the same weight. Self-esteem also ranked particularly high among Black women.
I don’t get why there’s a problem with having high self-esteem or (gasp!) actually enjoying life despite the numbers on the scale. No woman, no matter her size or melanin count should be buying into the infomercial hype that the world becomes two deeper shades of mauve or that she’s more worthy of anything if she drops some pounds. Not only is it not true (weight loss is a start, but as a life coach I can tell you on good word it takes more than dropping inches to really change your life), it’s a damaging mindset.
—from Essence via A Black Girl’s Guide to Weight Loss
just a half hour everyday.
Source: urbangeek.me
schools restore fresh cooking to the cafeteria
This midsize city in northern Colorado, where 60 percent of the 19,500 students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, is trying to break the mold. When classes start on Thursday, the district will make a great leap forward — and at the same time back to the way it was done a generation ago — in cooking meals from scratch.
“if you’re from the hood, from the inner city…and you go to your store, ain’t no diet snapples, no sugar-free candies, you need to tell ‘em, ‘i need that.’”
go easy on yourself
The research suggests that giving ourselves a break and accepting our imperfections may be the first step toward better health.
gyms that charge you for NOT exercising
Every year one of America’s top New Year’s resolutions is to join a gym and get in shape. And every year America just gets fatter. So what if our workout facilities started hitting us where it really counts; not in our guts, but in our pocketbooks?
via GOOD.
for those of you with the all-too-familiar new year's resolution, a tool to help ;)
Health Month is about taking the SCIENCE of nutrition and behavior change and combining it with the SOCIAL GAMES of the recent social web to help people improve their health habits in a fun and sustainable way.
via @thinksomandy
nudging grocery shoppers toward healthy food
some grocery stores are using subtle cues to point out good food choices.
Hi. I'm Karelia (pronounced kuh reel yuh) and I'm an interaction designer. I enjoy creating useful products and services for people. Other than that, my interests are eclectic and I archive them here. See also: theory143.com
