One of the missions of Project Heart is to promote heart-healthy nutrition and exercise for kids and their families. 

"In the News" shares current news stories relevant to those topics. 

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July 14, 2010
Be sure to get your fill of vitamin K
Read the Houston Chronicle article:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/7108118.html

July 14, 2010
Kids need to shape up this summer
Read the Houston Chronicle article:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/7108123.html

July 14, 2010
Hydration is a necessary summertime practice for athletes of all ages, sports
Read the Houston Chronicle article:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/7108154.html
See also on this website: Hydration Tips

July 8, 2010
"Let's Read. Let's Move" preps kids to say "I think I can"
Read the latest post at Let's Move--America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids:
www.letsmove.gov/blog/lahood.html

July 5, 2010
With schools closed, different lunchrooms open
Read the Houston Chronicle article:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/7094296.html

June 28, 2010
Kids + home computers = lower test scores?
Read about the Duke University report at FUTURITY.ORG:
http://futurity.org/society-culture/kids-home-computers-lower-test-scores/

June 2010
High blood pressure can sneak up on youngsters
Read the article from the newsletter "Findings" from the Baylor College of Medicine:
www.bcm.edu/findings/vol8/is6/10jun_n2.html

See also on the Project Heart website:
Recognizing Hypertension in Children - audio/visual presentation.

June 2010
Eating healthy just as important during summer
Read the article from the newsletter "Findings" from the Baylor College of Medicine:
www.bcm.edu/findings/vol8/is6/10jun_n4.html

June 15, 2010
Nutrition & Your Child
Read this issue of the research-based newsletter from the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Encourage a positive self-image to keep kids active
• Boy Scout badge program teaches healthy lifestyle
• Aerobic exercise has lifelong impacts
• Focus on the environment at CNRC
• Volunteer opportunities in Houston

www.bcm.edu/cnrc/index.cfm?pmid=16741

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Updated July 15, 2010

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