Kids Don't Benefit From Calcium Supplementation
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- While calcium supplements have been touted to prevent broken bones in adults, providing them to children may not help prevent fractures as they age, Australian researchers report.
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Being overweight is bad for kids' health, but a new study finds it's also bad for their education
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SUNDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Here's some back-to-school meal and snacking advice to help protect your children from tooth decay -- the single most common chronic childhood illness, affecting more than half of children aged 5 to 17 years.
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MONDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children battling cancer may also have weaker bones, new research shows.
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Supplementation with antioxidants, zinc or copper has neither a beneficial nor harmful effect on cognition in elderly people, a new study indicates.
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to conventional wisdom, putting off solid foods for the first few months of an infant's life may not lower the risk of childhood allergies and asthma, a new study suggests.
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10/18/2004 - Americans were warned last week that unless they up their consumption of calcium and vitamin D, the number of people suffering from osteoporosis and low bone mass is likely to jump, and advised that supplements could be the answer.
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NEW YORK  - A lack of sunshine doesn't appear to be responsible for the lower vitamin D levels that are observed in older, heavier, adults, a new study shows.
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Middle-aged and older women who get most of their calcium from their diet have higher bone density than those who rely predominantly on calcium supplements, according to a study by Washington University's School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Specialization and year-round play are putting active kids at increased risk of crippling injury
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Food marketed to children is being criticized as high in fat and sugar.
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NEW YORK  - Young children treated for urinary tract infections are not likely to benefit from continued antibiotic treatment after the infection clears, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association this week.
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No kid likes to be stuck with a needle. IVs? Forget about it.
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Despite normal growth and maturation, young people with type 1 diabetes appear to lag in bone development, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - New research shows that the  more added sugar kids get from sodas, sweets and fruit drinks,  the less they get of the things they need in their diets to  stay healthy.
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Taking a folic acid supplement does not cut the risk of heart disease or stroke in people with a history of cardiovascular ailments, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers speculated that excess fat, which places more weight on the bones, may help build stronger bones in young people. However, a new study has found that this is not the case.