U of M study: Youth sports not enough to curb childhood obesity
The University of Minnesota says nearly half of overweight adolescents already play organized sports. Researchers behind the study say junk food is the culprit.
The University of Minnesota says nearly half of overweight adolescents already play organized sports. Researchers behind the study say junk food is the culprit.
Golden Valley PD confirmed it received a report of a carjacking Monday evening.
A provision was approved by a legislature committee on Thursday but still awaits a final decision from the House and Senate.
A hiring fair will be held for the positions.
David Mckay, 67, was last seen in Hudson Thursday morning.
Omicron continues to evolve into a more transmissible virus.
The latest data shows there are 442 people with COVID hospitalized in Minnesota.
The three incidents bring St. Paul's homicide total up to 18 this year.
The identities of the victims have not been released.
This is the second year in a row that the number has gone up.
The sheriff, who was recently convicted of drunk-driving, is set to stand down later this year.
Hundreds of private homes are at-risk in northern St. Louis County.
U researchers say cleansing the blood of toxins three times a week may not be enough. Their study found heart attacks and hospitalizations are much higher during the two-day interval between treatments than at other times.
The trick: Line their lunch trays with photos of vegetables. The researchers behind the University of Minnesota study say they expected results but were surprised by just how well it worked. One researcher said the idea was to "induce a norm," or give kids the impression that eating veggies "was what people did."
A University of Minnesota scientist who co-authored a study on temper tantrums says the best approach is to look the other way. As long as the child is no danger to themselves or others, just let the emotions run their course. "Once the child was past being angry, what was left was sadness, and sad children reach out for comfort," say the authors behind the study.
Maltreatment or even witnessing family violence can cause cognitive harm on par with lead exposure, according to research from the University of Minnesota and Boston Children's Hospital. The study suggests children younger than 2 are the most vulnerable.
A psychology professor from the University of Minnesota is making waves with an article in the Sunday New York Times. L. Alan Sroufe says medicating children is a misguided approach to treating attention disorders. "Putting children on drugs does nothing to change the conditions that derail their development in the first place," he writes.
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