Ajudem os Sub-20!
PARA TODOS OS QUE ME LEREM:
Os jovens precisam da nossa ajuda. Temos metade das crianças do que tínhamos há 20 anos, e muitas destas ou estão falhando ou se sentem falhadas: é o insucesso escolar, é a violência, são as doenças por atitudes e comportamentos não saudáveis e é o futuro cada vez mais incerto.
Já repararam com certeza que os miúdos estão cada vez mais gordos, as moças fumam mais, muitos adolescentes embebedam-se em todas as festas de estudantes, ou nas discotecas, e os quase adultos matam-se na estrada, e a violência doméstica ou as vinganças assassinas enchem os títulos de jornais. O stress da vida diária, os erros de alimentação, as gravidezes indesejadas, e o uso e abuso do álcool, psicotrópicos ou mesmo drogas ilícitas, e a SIDA que anda à espreita, são causa (ou efeito) duma infância errada que os adultos deixam sozinha frente à TV, às playstations e aos perigos escondidos na net.
Não se iludam, porque tentar proibir, ou deixá-los sozinhos na vida, raro explicando ou nada perguntando sobre os dias da vida que estão vivendo, nada lhes dá em termos de valores e de conhecimento. É minha convicção (e nela me apoio no Programa CINDI para os Sub-20: “Crianças Saudáveis em Famílias Saudáveis”) é minha convicção, dizia eu, que se nos impõe a todos dar-lhes informações ou conhecimento detalhado dos factos já conhecidos, e dos comportamentos correctos, para preservar a saúde, bem estar e melhor qualidade de vida, antevendo e evitando prejuízos imediatos, e doenças a prazo (diabetes, hipertensão arterial, acidentes vasculares e até alguns cancros), incapacidades futuras e mortes precoces.
Parece um pouco dramático, mas é o que nos está faltando e temos de fazer acontecer! E só o conseguiremos partilhando com eles, de adulto para “criança adulta”, as nossas experiências, boas ou más, até as nossas inquietações, submetendo tudo a uma análise e avaliação conjunta (nós e eles). É difícil eu sei, pela falta de tempo, de disponibilidade e até de conhecimentos nossos, de como interagir.
Temos de apoiar as crianças e os jovens, dos 0 aos 19 anos, temos de lhes dar atenção e favorecer a aprendizagem, deixando-os “aprender-fazendo”. Assim, irão interiorizar melhor os conhecimentos, para poderem decidir sobre quais devem aproveitar e a quais querem resistir, falando também connosco e cedendo menos aos grupos de pressão!
Parece um exagero, mas acreditem-me todos – pais e avós, irmãos ou amigos mais velhos, e professores ou líderes informais – a vida das crianças e dos jovens, filhos ou netos, está também nas nossas mãos, embora muito mais nas mãos deles próprios! Não podemos privá-los de informação, temos de lhes dar tudo a conhecer, os prós e os contras, com um amor que simplifica tudo, e deixá-los decidir, depois de saber!
Xi ♥ e votos de melhor 2008 para todos!
posted by Fernando de Pádua at 2:43 da tarde
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Childhood Obesity Epidemic Holds Implications for Future Cardiovascular Health
Excess weight during childhood increases the risk for coronary heart disease during adult years, portending serious public health consequences, according to two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The first study, based on annual height-and-weight measurements in some 275,000 Danish schoolchildren, followed their health after age 25. Researchers found that higher BMI scores predicted higher risks for coronary diseases both fatal and nonfatal in adulthood. For example, a 13-year-old boy overweight by 11 kg (25 pounds) had a 33% higher risk for coronary disease in adulthood.
The second study, using a model based on U.S. health statistics, finds that with current rates of childhood obesity, the prevalence of coronary disease will increase between 5% and 16% by 2035.
Dois estudos que dão razão à "batalha" que o Sr. Prof. Pádua entendeu animar.
Leonor Murjal
10:21 da tarde
Higher BMI Linked to Increased Risk for Cancer
Increasing body mass index parallels risk for many cancers, according to a BMJ study released online.
British researchers examined data from the Million Women Study collected between 1996 and 2001. Some 1.2 million women, aged 50 to 64 at recruitment, were followed in national databases for an average of 5.4 years for cancer incidence and 7.0 years for mortality. By study's end, the researchers had found a significant increase in cancer risk per 10-unit increase in BMI for several cancers.
For example, in analyses adjusted for potential confounders, increasing BMI was associated with a relative risk for endometrial cancer of 2.89; for esophageal adenocarcinoma, 2.38; for kidney cancer, 1.53; for leukemia, 1.50; and for postmenopausal breast cancer, 1.40. For endometrial and esophageal cancers, the authors estimate that half the cases in postmenopausal women were due to overweight or obesity.
Mais informação para ajudar as pessoas a terem uma vida mais saudável. Mais uma vez surgem os desafios da prática de exercício físico e do cuidado com alimentação.
Leonor Murjal
10:31 da tarde
Simple Measures Help Prevent Excess Weight Gain in Kids
Small changes in activity and diet help overweight children limit their weight gain, a Pediatrics study reports.
Researchers randomized nearly 200 families with at least one child who was overweight (or at risk) either to a program that advocated taking an additional 2000 steps daily and reducing calories by 100 kcal or to a control group that simply self-monitored steps taken. (The study sponsor was the manufacturer of a noncaloric sweetener provided to the intervention group.)
After 6 months, both groups showed significant decreases in BMI for age, but the between-group differences were not significant. More children in the intervention group maintained or reduced their BMI for age; fewer in that group showed an increase.
Mais um artigo que dá "força" à nossa causa.
Leonor Murjal
11:02 da tarde
Ao dotarmos as crianças, pais e professores de conhecimentos e competências preventivas, estamos a facilitar o desenvolvimento de "Empowerment" - “o mecanismo através do qual as pessoas, as organizações e as comunidades ganham domínio sobre as suas vidas” - dos mesmos, aumentando assim as suas capacidades de acção perante as decisões que têm que tomar e os possíveis obstáculos do dia-a-dia.
Beijinho
Clara
12:42 da manhã
Physical Activity and Young People
"Each day school-aged youth should accumulate
at least 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity to ensure healthy development. This can provide young people with important physical, mental and social health benefits.
Benefits of Physical Activity for Young People
Appropriate practice of physical activity assists young people to:
develop healthy musculoskeletal tissues (i.e. bones, muscles and joints);
develop a healthy cardiovascular system (i.e. heart and lungs);
develop neuromuscular awareness (i.e. coordination and movement control);
maintain a healthy body weight.
Physical activity has also been associated with psychological benefits in young people by improving their control over anxiety and depression. Similarly, participation in physical activity can assist in the social development of young people by providing opportunities for self-expression, building self-confidence, social interaction and integration. It has also been suggested that physically active young people more readily adopt other healthy behaviours (e.g. avoidance of tobacco, alcohol and drug use) and demonstrate higher academic performance at school.
Global decrease in Physical Activity in young people
Despite this, physical activity levels are decreasing among young people in countries around the world, especially in poor urban areas. It is estimated that less than one-third of young people are sufficiently active to benefit their present and future health and well-being.
This decline is largely due to increasingly common sedentary ways of life. For example fewer children walk or cycle to school and excessive time is devoted to watching television, playing computer games and other sedentary activities - often at the expense of time and opportunities for physical activity and sports. Physical education and other school-based physical activities have also been decreasing.
Many factors hinder the participation of young people in physical activity:
lack of time
poor motivation
inadequate support and guidance
feelings of embarrassment or incompetence
lack of safe facilities
limited accessibility to physical activity facilities
ignorance of the benefits of physical activity.
Opportunites for young people to become physically active
Schools present unique opportunities to provide time, facilities and guidance for young people to participate in physical activity. In most countries, through physical education programmes, schools offer the only systematic opportunity for young people to take part in and learn about physical activity. School physical education classes can assist young people to "Move for Health" by providing them with opportunities and time to safely access physical activity facilities in an environment that is supported by teachers, parents and friends.
Importantly, when patterns of physical activity and healthy lifestyles are acquired during childhood and adolescence they are more likely to be maintained throughout the life-span. Consequently, improving physical activity levels in young people is imperative for the future health of all populations."
Mais argumentos para a "guerra ao sedentarismo" nos jovens.
Leonor Murjal
8:38 da tarde
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