Women In The US Have Less To Do Sports.
American mothers take in more TV and get less tangible activity today than mothers did four decades ago, a novel study finds. "With each passing generation, mothers have become increasingly physically inactive, sitting and obese, thereby potentially predisposing children to an increased risk of inactivity, adiposity body plenty and chronic non-communicable diseases," said study leader Edward Archer, an agitate scientist and epidemiologist at the University of South Carolina. "Given that physical activity is an undiluted prerequisite for health and wellness, it is not surprising that inactivity is now a leading cause of death and disease in developed nations," Archer famous in a university news release.
The analysis of 45 years of national statistics focused on two groups of mothers: those with children 5 years or younger, and those with children superannuated 6 to 18. The researchers assessed physical activity related to cooking, cleaning and exercising. From 1965 to 2010, the usual amount of physical activity among mothers with younger children kill from 44 hours to less than 30 hours a week, resulting in a curtailment in energy expenditure of 1573 calories per week.
Showing posts with label mothers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mothers. Show all posts
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Wednesday 16 May 2018
Monday 14 May 2018
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Supplements For Breast-Feeding Mothers Is Good For Premature Infants
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Supplements For Breast-Feeding Mothers Is Good For Premature Infants.
Very impulsive infants have higher levels of DHA - an omega-3 fatty acid that's necessary to the progress and development of the brain - when their breast-feeding mothers put into effect DHA supplements, Canadian researchers have found. Researchers say a deficiency in DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is bourgeois in very preterm infants, possibly because the ordinary diets of many fecund or breast-feeding women lack the essential fatty acid, which is found in cold water fatty fish and fish lubricant supplements.
The study included breast-feeding mothers of 12 infants born at 29 weeks gestation or earlier. The mothers were given excited doses of DHA supplements until 36 weeks after conception. The mothers and babies in this intervention crowd were compared at daytime 49 to a control group of mothers of very preterm infants who didn't take DHA supplements.
The levels of DHA in the core milk of mothers who took DHA supplements were nearly 12 times higher than in the exploit of mothers in the control group. Infants in the intervention group received about seven times more DHA than those in the oversight group. Plasma DHA concentrations in mothers and babies in the intervention gather were two to three times higher than those in the control group.
So "Our study has shown that supplementing mothers is a realistic and effective way of providing DHA to low birthweight premature infants," swatting author Dr Isabelle Marc, an assistant professor in the pediatrics department at Laval University in Quebec, said in a story release. The DHA content in the breast tap of mothers who don't consume fish during the breast-feeding period is probably insufficient, according to Marc.
Very impulsive infants have higher levels of DHA - an omega-3 fatty acid that's necessary to the progress and development of the brain - when their breast-feeding mothers put into effect DHA supplements, Canadian researchers have found. Researchers say a deficiency in DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is bourgeois in very preterm infants, possibly because the ordinary diets of many fecund or breast-feeding women lack the essential fatty acid, which is found in cold water fatty fish and fish lubricant supplements.
The study included breast-feeding mothers of 12 infants born at 29 weeks gestation or earlier. The mothers were given excited doses of DHA supplements until 36 weeks after conception. The mothers and babies in this intervention crowd were compared at daytime 49 to a control group of mothers of very preterm infants who didn't take DHA supplements.
The levels of DHA in the core milk of mothers who took DHA supplements were nearly 12 times higher than in the exploit of mothers in the control group. Infants in the intervention group received about seven times more DHA than those in the oversight group. Plasma DHA concentrations in mothers and babies in the intervention gather were two to three times higher than those in the control group.
So "Our study has shown that supplementing mothers is a realistic and effective way of providing DHA to low birthweight premature infants," swatting author Dr Isabelle Marc, an assistant professor in the pediatrics department at Laval University in Quebec, said in a story release. The DHA content in the breast tap of mothers who don't consume fish during the breast-feeding period is probably insufficient, according to Marc.
Friday 23 June 2017
Children Watch Television Instead Of Games If Obese Mothers
Children Watch Television Instead Of Games If Obese Mothers.
Many babies dish out almost three hours in effrontery of the TV each day, a new learning finds, especially if their mothers are obese and TV addicts themselves, or if the babies are fussy or active. "Mothers are using goggle-box as a way to soothe these infants who might be a little bit more difficult to deal with," said ranking study author Amanda Thompson, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill. Other studies have shown that TV watching at such an antique age can be harmful adding that TV can put on hold important developmental milestones.
The report was published online Jan 7, 2013 and in the February lithograph issue of the journal Pediatrics. For the study, Thompson's yoke looked at more than 200 pairs of low-income black mothers and babies who took part in a library on obesity risk in infants, for which families were observed in their homes. Researchers found infants as young as 3 months were parked in look of the TV for almost three hours a day.
And 40 percent of infants were exposed to TV at least three hours a date by the time they were 1 year old. Mothers who were obese, who watched a lot of TV and whose foetus was fussy were most likely to put their infants in front of the TV, Thompson's party found. TV viewing continued through mealtime for many infants, the researchers found.
Mothers with more upbringing were less likely to keep the TV on during meals. Obese mothers are more likely to be inactive or bear from depression. "They are more likely to use the television themselves, so their infants are exposed to more television as well". Thompson is currently doing a chew over to see if play and other alternatives can help these moms get their babies away from the television.
Many babies dish out almost three hours in effrontery of the TV each day, a new learning finds, especially if their mothers are obese and TV addicts themselves, or if the babies are fussy or active. "Mothers are using goggle-box as a way to soothe these infants who might be a little bit more difficult to deal with," said ranking study author Amanda Thompson, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill. Other studies have shown that TV watching at such an antique age can be harmful adding that TV can put on hold important developmental milestones.
The report was published online Jan 7, 2013 and in the February lithograph issue of the journal Pediatrics. For the study, Thompson's yoke looked at more than 200 pairs of low-income black mothers and babies who took part in a library on obesity risk in infants, for which families were observed in their homes. Researchers found infants as young as 3 months were parked in look of the TV for almost three hours a day.
And 40 percent of infants were exposed to TV at least three hours a date by the time they were 1 year old. Mothers who were obese, who watched a lot of TV and whose foetus was fussy were most likely to put their infants in front of the TV, Thompson's party found. TV viewing continued through mealtime for many infants, the researchers found.
Mothers with more upbringing were less likely to keep the TV on during meals. Obese mothers are more likely to be inactive or bear from depression. "They are more likely to use the television themselves, so their infants are exposed to more television as well". Thompson is currently doing a chew over to see if play and other alternatives can help these moms get their babies away from the television.
Friday 17 March 2017
The Impact Of Hormones On The Memories Of Mother
The Impact Of Hormones On The Memories Of Mother.
A scrutiny involving men and their mothers suggests a uncharted function for the "love hormone" oxytocin in mortal behavior. Grown men who inhaled a synthetic form of oxytocin, a not unexpectedly occurring chemical, recalled intensified fond memories of their mothers if, indeed, Mom was all that caring. But if men initially reported less close-fisted relationships with Mom, oxytocin seemed to boost them to dwell on the negative.
These findings, published online Nov 29, 2010 in the fortnightly Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, appear to contradict public perception about oxytocin's beneficial effects, the researchers say. "There's a trendy idea that oxytocin has these ubiquitous positive effects on community interactions, but this suggests that it depends on the person to whom it's given and the context in which it's given," said think over lead author Jennifer Bartz. "It's not this universal attachment panacea".
Oxytocin, which is produced in over-abundance when a mother breast-feeds her baby, is known as the "bonding" hormone and may actually have therapeutic applications. One muse about found that people with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome were better able to "catch" social cues after inhaling the hormone. Oxytocin has also been linked to trust, empathy and generosity, but may also atom the less attractive qualities of jealousy and gloating.
By fostering attachment, oxytocin is considered essential to survival of an individual, and also to survival of the species. "It's what allows the infant to persist to maturity and to reproduce by ensuring the caregiver stays fusty to the infant and provides nurturance and support to an otherwise defenseless infant," explained Bartz, assistant professor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
A scrutiny involving men and their mothers suggests a uncharted function for the "love hormone" oxytocin in mortal behavior. Grown men who inhaled a synthetic form of oxytocin, a not unexpectedly occurring chemical, recalled intensified fond memories of their mothers if, indeed, Mom was all that caring. But if men initially reported less close-fisted relationships with Mom, oxytocin seemed to boost them to dwell on the negative.
These findings, published online Nov 29, 2010 in the fortnightly Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, appear to contradict public perception about oxytocin's beneficial effects, the researchers say. "There's a trendy idea that oxytocin has these ubiquitous positive effects on community interactions, but this suggests that it depends on the person to whom it's given and the context in which it's given," said think over lead author Jennifer Bartz. "It's not this universal attachment panacea".
Oxytocin, which is produced in over-abundance when a mother breast-feeds her baby, is known as the "bonding" hormone and may actually have therapeutic applications. One muse about found that people with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome were better able to "catch" social cues after inhaling the hormone. Oxytocin has also been linked to trust, empathy and generosity, but may also atom the less attractive qualities of jealousy and gloating.
By fostering attachment, oxytocin is considered essential to survival of an individual, and also to survival of the species. "It's what allows the infant to persist to maturity and to reproduce by ensuring the caregiver stays fusty to the infant and provides nurturance and support to an otherwise defenseless infant," explained Bartz, assistant professor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)