Around the Web…

Some interesting links for your Tuesday afternoon:

• Research suggests the use of Tylenol with infants may be associated with asthma later in life — MOMformation
• Hot mama Gwyneth Paltrow launches a "lifestyle" website — I’m Not Obsessed
• Banning soft drink sales in schools shows little effect on youth soda consumption nationwide — New York Times
• Find more than 100 pieces of baby clothing in New York magazine’s Shop-A-Matic! — nymag.com 
• Bisphenol A undergoes more scrutiny as studies link the chemical to diabetes and heart disease — Chicago Tribune

Comments

MB on September 23rd, 2008

The NYT article was interesting. Self-reports, particularly from kids, are not terribly reliable and I wonder if that was taken into account. Also, the recommendation that schools do more to encourage healthy eating at home was nice, but flawed for 2 reasons. 1) Schools already have a LOT to do and 2) recommendations mean little if healthy food is not available. I study public health and we found that in my city, many of the poor neighborhoods (where there is a higher rate of obesity) don’t have access to grocery stores. The best they have is a seven eleven. Those don’t exactly carry fresh fruits and veggies. Also, healthy food tends to be more expensive than unhealthy food. I’m not really addressing soda pop here, but just look at white bread vs wheat bread or the cost of fresh produce.