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A Novel That Helps Kids
Lose Weight
The first study to look at the impact of litera-
ture on obese adolescents, by Duke Children’s
Hospital & Health Center, produced surprising
results. Researchers asked obese girls ages 9 to 13
who were enrolled in a comprehensive weight-
loss program to read an age-appropriate novel
called Lake Rescue. The book, crafted with
the aid of pediatric experts, includes specific
healthy lifestyle and weight management guid-
ance, as well as positive messages Most MediCAted
and strong role models.
Six months later, the girls PoPULAtioN
who had read Lake Rescue
American children are
experienced a significant
about three times more
decrease in their body
mass index scores
likely to be prescribed psy-
when compared with chotropic medication (al-
a control group in the
tering perception, emotion
program who had not
or behavior) than european
read the novel.
children. A new study led
~ Duke Uni- by Julie Zito of the Univer-
versity Medical
sity of Maryland’s school
Center, 2008
of Pharmacy suggests
that regulatory practices
Hairspray and
and cultural beliefs about
the role of medication in
Birth Defects
emotional and behavioral
problems likely account for
Pregnant women who are exposed to hairspray
the difference.
containing phthalates have more than double
the risk of a son being born with the genital birth
Source: Child and Adolescent Psy-
defect hypospadias, which involves malformation
chiatry and Mental Health, 2008
of the uretha, says new research published in the
journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
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