Pediatrics
The #1 enemy of good sleep for school kids: Screens
Video games and social media are keeping school kids up at night, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
Aug 21, 2023
0
2
Page 11 - News tagged with social drinking
Health
Dry January is over. Now what? Binge drinking isn't the answer, but is there a compromise?
Congratulations on making it through dry January without a beer or glass of wine—or at least with fewer alcoholic beverages than you downed in December.
Jan 31, 2023
0
5
Health
Canada's new drinking guidelines don't consider the social benefits of alcohol, but should they?
This month, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction issued revised recommendations for lower-risk alcohol consumption. The new guidelines state that no amount of alcohol is "safe" and that individuals should drink ...
Jan 26, 2023
0
3
Health
How a 'Dry January' could help your health
Having a "dry January," or giving up alcohol for the first month of the year, is a trend.
Jan 8, 2023
0
17
Medical research
Engaging with Insta-worthy junk food posts makes Aussie teens more likely to buy it
A study of more than 900 teenagers from across Australia presented at this year's International Congress on Obesity (Melbourne Oct. 18–22) shows that when teens like, comment, or share Instagram posts featuring unhealthy ...
Oct 25, 2022
0
6
Health
Health habits are established early in life
The foundation of good health is laid early in life. Two studies show that dietary habits and body size in Norwegian children remain stable for the first seven years of life.
Sep 19, 2022
0
8
Addiction
Changes in drinking contexts: Adolescents' nightly alcohol use
New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and the Illinois State University examines changes in adolescent drinking over the course of the evening and finds that:
Dec 14, 2020
0
3
Health
Seventy percent of teens surveyed engaged with food and beverage brands on social media in 2017
Seventy percent of teens surveyed report engaging with food and beverage brands on social media and 35 percent engaged with at least five brands, according to a new study from the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity ...
Nov 20, 2019
0
3
Health
Research explores relationship between social media and drinking
A psychologist at the University of Houston is exploring the ways in which social media influences alcohol consumption among college students. Mai-Ly Nguyen Steers, a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer, will use grant from ...
Oct 10, 2017
0
8
Health
What does 'having a drink' mean to the average Aussie?
Drinking alcohol is seen as part of the national culture, but what is the real significance of "having a drink" for the average middle-aged Australian?
Oct 7, 2016
0
0
