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The My Overweight Child blog will help you keep informed about the latest research, findings, and resources available to parents of overweight or obese kids. There are many knowledgeable people working on the increasingly dire problem of childhood obesity - and we want to give parents a place where they can check in regularly to see the latest studies and tips available to help you help your child lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Swedish Study Associates Physical Fitness with Higher Intelligence

Young adults who are physically fit have higher intelligence levels and are more likely to go to college, according to a new study from Sweden.
  • Researchers analyzed data on 1.2 million Swedish men in the military who were born between 1950 and 1976.
  • They found a link between physical fitness and higher scores on IQ tests.
  • They found no link between muscular strength and intelligence.
Professor Michael Nilsson of the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden said that physical fitness is about having good heart and lung capacity, which means that your brain gets plenty of oxygen. This may be why there is a link between high IQs and physical fitness, but not between high IQs and muscular strength.

The study was presented in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Labels: physical_health, intelligence

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Maybe it Really is Brain Food: Study Says Eating Fish May Make Kids Smarter

A new study from New Zealand indicates that feeding children certain foods may make them smarter.

Reremoana Theodore of the University of Otago studied the diets, family lifestyle, and IQs of 600 children for her PhD thesis. She found a link between having a higher IQ and eating fish once a week, and bread and cereals four times a day.

Eating margarine, she discovered, was linked to lower IQs.

Theodore's thesis has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Labels: healthy_eating, intelligence, fish

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