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Tip of the Week
Take Your Vitamin E Supplement Even if You Think You Don't Need it.
Recent research concludes that antioxidants such as vitamin E may
indeed be protection against free radicals that contribute to
diseases such as cancer and even arthritis. Exact RDA's are still
in contention but it's safe to take 400 International Units daily.
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Question of the
Week
Question:
My son is eight years old and participates on a wrestling
team. He shows an interest in going with me to the health club.
I'm wondering if it would be helpful or detrimental to get him
started with some simple exercise machines. I'm not looking to
make him a mini body builder, but I'm wondering if using a little
weight might make him a little stronger.
Answer:
Weight training and
other sports training for children is and has been a controversial
question. Interestingly enough, a new study from Denmark has been
reported in the November 2000 issue of Medicine & Science in
Sports & Exercise. The bottom line results are that rigorous
training in children as young as nine years old does not delay
childhood development. The research team, led by Rasmus Damsgaard,
University of Copenhagen, evaluated 96 girls and 88 boys aged nine
through thirteen. All were in training for competitive sports.
Vital statistics were recorded along with weekly training hours
per week. The 184 youngsters were examined by pediatricians before
and after training according to a strict medical model and
extensive follow-up.
The conclusion reported is that early training does not
"stunt growth" or harm physical development of children
in this age group. What does effect their physical maturation are
such pre-training conditions as heredity, constitution, birth
weight and parents' physical characteristics including height and
weight. A detailed research report can be obtained from the
American College of Sports Medicine's public information
department Online at www.acsm.org.
The
HFT Staff
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