UC Merced Communication, Culture, and Health Research Lab

09/30/2017

Tips for parents - Ideas to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight

Why is childhood obesity considered a health problem? Learn more...

09/29/2017

Learn how to switch to healthier drinks that can quench your thirst and still taste good. :

Rethink Your Drink; Reducing Sugary Drinks in Your Diet

09/29/2017

drinks with added sugar contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay?

09/28/2017

Hyrdate your body the right way by choosing to drink water.

09/27/2017

Watch this video to learn the unfavorable effects sugar does to your body.

The effects of sugar can take your body down a vicious cycle known as metabolic syndrome. UC Davis' Kimber Stanhope altered the diets of a group of...

09/27/2017

Protect your kids by encouraging them to make healthy choices. Infographic:

Soda, juice drinks, flavored milk and sports drinks can destroy teeth, cause obesity and lead to type II diabetes. Protect your kids. Choose water...

09/26/2017

Here are some tips on how to make sure you are getting the foods you need to keep your body healthy.

The American Heart Association offers these tips on how to make sure your kids are getting enough of the foods their body needs to do its job well.

09/25/2017

Want to learn how to overcome healthy eating challenges? Find out here:

Healthy Eating Tips to Increase Your Family’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption at Home

09/25/2017

SuperTracker is an online tool you can use to make a personalized nutrition and physical activity plan. This Fruits & Veggies—More Matters® Month, use SuperTracker to set and
track goals around eating more fruits and veggies.

Check out this free food, physical activity, and weight tracking tool from USDA.

09/23/2017

"Between 2000 and 2013, the number of overweight children worldwide increased from 32 million to 42 million." Infographic:

In collaboration with WHO, 1,000 Days developed this infographic—one in a series of six—to highlight actions needed to achieve the global target on...

09/23/2017

Just because you're active and not overweight, doesn't meant sugary drinks doesn't do damage. https://youtu.be/RCCyo_snomQ

Just because you're not that overweight, just because you’re active, doesn't mean sugary drinks aren't doing damage – to your insides. You can’t...

09/22/2017

"Addressing obesity can start in the home, but also requires the support of communities."

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month has been widely recognized
across the country. President Obama and the U.S. Congress both issued...