
Houston Matters
Are kids getting enough physical activity in schools?
Posted on · A new study looks at whether physical activity requirements for children in schools actually curbs youth obesity rates, and we consider solutions to the problem.
Posted on · A new study looks at whether physical activity requirements for children in schools actually curbs youth obesity rates, and we consider solutions to the problem.
Posted on · We consider the communication challenges some doctors face when talking with their patients, particularly in discussions about nutrition and obesity.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: A new agreement is in place that will allow the rebuild and expansion of I-45 to move forward, nearly two years after it was paused following concerns from numerous stakeholders. We learn what the agreement entails.
Posted on · Houston Matters considers how we contend with self-destructive behaviors in our own lives and those of our loved ones.
Posted on · A new wave of medical understanding reconsiders how to fight obesity as more Americans face weight challenges.
Posted on · The study also revealed that Texas has 7.8 fast food restaurants per gym.
Posted on · The research has found life expectancy varies across the county and calls for better coordination of health services between the county and the City of Houston.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: New childhood obesity numbers, serving in the Peace Corps, The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week's news, and travel expert Rick Steves.
Posted on · The goal is to interview 5,000 people nationwide, 598 of them from Harris County.
Posted on · Nearly a third of non-elderly adults in Colorado, Idaho, and New Hampshire met exercise guidelines. Only about one-seventh in Mississippi, Kentucky and South Carolina did.
Posted on · Houston Matters learns about a grant to study health disparities and cultural predictors of health behavior in the African-American community.
Posted on · Did you get enough sleep last night? One in three adults don't get enough sleep. Why is sleep so important, anyway? The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society insist that sleeping less than seven hours per day is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, […]
Posted on · Things you were exposed to as child in the womb – or even things your parents were exposed to before you were even conceived – could play a role in your likelihood to develop certain diseases later in life. Studying those causes is the focus of a new center just opened last week (Aug. 29, […]
Posted on · Texas has one of the highest obesity rates in the nation. One in three Texas adults is considered obese. Now, San Antonio researchers are using South Texas volunteers to collect an obesity genome registry. This data bank will help tackle a weighty issue.
Posted on · A new study examines the link between food insecurity and obesity among children of Hispanic immigrants. We talk with a researcher from the University of Houston.