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Pandemic Fit: Understanding Physical Education And Supporting Childhood...
Sam Edwards, BA, MA We all have some memory of this time. Fourth down, it’s the last play to win the daily recess Nerf football championship. You run to the corner of the parking lot end zone and...
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Does Neighborhood Opportunity Impact Adolescent Metabolic Risk?
Izzuddin Aris, PhD Family socioeconomic status and the environments where children live, learn and play (i.e., their homes, neighborhoods, and schools) are known to contribute to children’s and...
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Can We Predict The Risk Of Diabetes?
Diana Juvinao-Quintero, PhD Predicting who will develop diabetes mellitus, specifically type 2 diabetes (T2D), would greatly enhance the ability to care for people and help reduce risk. How far are...
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Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Why It Matters And How To Gain the "Right" Amount?
Emily Goldsmith, MA I remember my grandmother talking about always being hungry during her four pregnancies. This makes sense: the advice at the time was to restrict gestational weight gain (GWG) to...
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Race/Ethnicity As A Variable In Epidemiological Research
Wei Perng, PhD, MPH Following a series of racist events and civil unrest, increased attention is being given to the interpretation of “race/ethnicity” – a construct that correlates with a person’s...
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Wanted: Human Milk Donors
Andrew Parsons, Harvard Medical Student Imagine dropping by the grocery store to buy some milk – but alongside cow’s milk you see human milk from donors too. The cow’s milk costs about $3 per...
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Resilience In Nature: How Green Spaces Improve Our Health And Happiness...
Peter James, ScD, MHS This year was unique in many ways. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many of us to work from home, immediately shrinking our worlds. Instead of commuting miles from Cambridge to...
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Nutrition And Oral Health: What You Can Do To Prevent Cavities
Cassandra Gong, BS student at the Uni. of Massachusetts, Amherst | Intern at the Department of Population Medicine As miserable as it is to get your teeth drilled, we should be thankful for modern...
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"Forever Chemicals" In The US Population
Debby Lin, ScD Known as “forever chemicals”, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals with strong carbon-fluoride bonds that persist in the environment. They bioaccumulate...
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When Should Prevention Start? Promoting Cardiovascular Health Across The...
Valerie Swanson, MPH-c Wei Perng, MPH, PhD Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a term that encompasses a number of conditions comprising any heart or blood vessel disorder, is the leading cause of...
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Mechanisms By Which Malnutrition Magnified COVID-19 Impact
Nidhi Ghildayal, PhD Over the last several decades, public health researchers have been exploring the various ways malnutrition might worsen health among those experiencing an infectious disease....
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Peanut Allergies In Children: What Can Be Done To Lower the Risk
Emily Goldsmith, BS, MA Growing up, I was hyper aware of the risks associated with food allergies, as my mom has a severe peanut allergy. She always carried an epi-pen, inquired about ingredients at...
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Metabolic Endotoxemia The Link Between Obesity And Metabolic Disease?
Wei Perng, PhD In parallel with the childhood obesity epidemic, chronic metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are on the rise among youth...
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Health Care For Your Mind With Exercise
Casandra Gong Many people have experienced a decline in mental health and well-being during the pandemic, with a recent survey suggesting a 30% increase in adults experiencing anxiety or depression...
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Are Voluntary Pledges Enough to Get Major Food Companies to Reduce Sodium?
Joshua Petimar, ScD Americans eat way too much salt. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 90% of Americans consume more sodium than the recommended 2,300mg per day....
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The Need for a Lifecourse Approach to Drug Safety: Anticonvulsant Medications...
Jenny Sun, PhD The impact of medication use during childhood and adolescence is understudied. Children have traditionally been excluded from randomized trials largely due to ethical concerns and the...
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How do babies learn to like healthy foods?
Karen Switkowski, PhD, MPH It seems that kids are born loving sweets, and in fact, this is true. Across cultures, babies show an innate preference for sweet flavors, which helps them to survive by...
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Spilling the Beans on Coffee's Health Benefits
Matthew Johnson, M.D. Right now, there’s a good chance you have a cup of coffee in your hand or...
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Determining health risks in childhood: How does BMI measure up?
Emily Goldsmith Watching this past summer’s Olympics, one of my favorite breakout stars was Team USA Rugby player Ilona Maher....
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A Growing Movement for Growing Kids: Universal Free School Meals
Julia D'Ambrosio, MPH Families with school aged children are probably familiar with the hecticness that accompanies a morning before school: waking up early, getting the kids showered and dressed,...
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