Category: Healthy Living
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Texas A&M’s Co-Director of Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture elected to National Academy of Medicine
Seguin-Fowler is one of four National Academy members who hold leadership capacity within the IHA. Other members include IHA Director Patrick Stover, Ph.D., National Academy of Science, IHA Co-Director Regan Bailey, Ph.D., National Academy of Medicine, and IHA Maternal/Child Cohort Study Scientific Project Director Catharine (Cathy) Ross, Ph.D., National Academy of Medicine.
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Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture Awarded $2 Million in Funding to Support Social and Behavioral Healthy Living Research
The researchers’ projects aim to improve physical activity and healthy eating habits while promoting positive youth development, especially in economically disadvantaged middle schools. Another project will look at how community cafes – non-profit restaurants that use a pay-what-you-can system – influence healthy diets and food security.
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Encouraging physical activity to upgrade quality of life
Texas A&M study finds intervention program increases exercise and health outcomes in older adults As we age, strength training and aerobic exercise become increasingly important. Studies have shown strength training may enhance quality of life and improve our ability to do everyday activities, while physical inactivity—also known as sedentary behavior—can lead to numerous adverse health…
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American Heart Association grant to bolster Texas student health
The grant is awarded to Jacob Szeszulski, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research assistant professor with IHA, in Dallas.
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Dr. MacMillan Uribe, Study provides new insights into how acculturation affects what teens eat
“Looking at dietary acculturation in teens is important because they may experience acculturation differently from adults,” said research team leader Alexandra L. MacMillan Uribe, PhD, RDN, assistant professor at the Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA). “For example, they may be more susceptible to the influence of their peer groups….”
