Light exercise could be the key to reversing childhood obesity linked to sedentariness
Increased sedentary time as a child through adolescence is directly linked to childhood obesity, but new research has found light physical activity may completely reverse the adverse process. The study — conducted in collaboration with between University of Exeter, University of Eastern Finland, University of Bristol, and University of Colorado and published in Nature Communications […]
E-Cigs in Early Adolescence Tied to Heavier Smoking Later On
Use of electronic cigarettes during early adolescence appeared to increase the odds of any smoking and more frequent tobacco cigarette use in later adolescence, according to longitudinal data from two large-scale cohorts in the U.K. and U.S. Among youths who began smoking before age 15, the odds of later adolescent smoking were significantly higher for […]
The Important Life Stage We Should Be Talking About — But You Probably Haven’t Heard Of It
The word matrescence sounds a lot like adolescence, and that’s not a coincidence. Like adolescence, matrescence — the developmental process of becoming a mother — is a time of transition in nearly every facet of a woman’s life. It changes her physically, hormonally, psychologically, socially, even politically and spiritually. While adolescence is its own field […]