Friday's Fabulous Finds: Downside of Being a Good Dad, Diet Myths, 60's Protest Photos, & Sleep Habits of History's Great Minds

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Thought for the Day: Today's Fabulous Finds are a mixed bag which includes a long, but interesting commentary on the downsides of being a good father from Esquire Magazine. In addition there are some last minute printable Father's Day Gifts from Moms and Munchkins, Interesting 60's protest photographs from The Telegraph, some diet myths which may change your food choices from a blog called: Healthy Fat Burning Foods For You and the sleep habits of history's greatest minds. I hope you like this Flipboard magazine. Have a great weekend!

Thursday's Psychology Trivia: Could Your Parents' Marital Status Predict Your Weight or Lead to Eating Disorders?

Thought for the Day: It's time for Thursday's Psychology Trivia. This week an article about a recent study caught my eye. It has to do with how marital status of parents can impact on their children's eating habits. Since the eating habits we form in childhood tend to stick with us for life, this study is clearly not trivial. Here's the question:

A recent study of third graders found:

a) Children of divorced parents had a 54% higher prevalence of general overweight (including obesity)

b) Children whose parents never married were 20% more likely to be underweight 

c) There was an 89% higher prevalence of abdominal obesity compared to children of married parents

d) Boys with divorced parents were especially at much higher risk of being overweight than boys with married parents.

e) Girls with married parents had a higher risk of having eating disorders than girls whose parents never married

f) a), c) & d)

g) b) & e)

h) all of the above

Do you think you know the answer? read on to see what they found... 

Tuesday's Psychology Tips: You Don't Have To Be Lucky To Live Longer

Thought for the Day: Research has shown that doing 5 of these things will lengthen your life by 10 years of you start by the age of 40. If you start earlier, you may lengthen your life expectancy even more. 

Thursday's Psychology Trivia: T or F Posting Calories On Fast Food Menus Leads to Healthier Food Choices

Thought for the Day: With all the concern in our nation about obesity, common sense and good intentions led to laws requiring posting the calorie counts for meals at fast food restaurants. Has the policy helped? What do you think?

True or False: Posting Calories on Fast Food Menus Leads to Healthier Food Choices 

Thursday's Psychology Trivia Answer: Mom's Junk Food Diet & Her Baby's Future Mental Health

Thought for the Day: Those of you following the Trivia series know that the psychology trivia topics that I share here are far from trivial. This particular study is so important, that I actually am sharing it for a second time. It was included in my Fabulous Finds last Friday. I wanted to make sure that people paid attention and hopefully you will share it with all expectant mothers and parents of young children. It is important not only for their physical health, but for their mental health as well. As they say, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
      On Tuesday we asked:
              True of False:
   Mothers who eat more unhealthy junk foods during pregnancy, such as sweet drinks, refined cereals & salty foods, have children with increased behavioral problems, such as aggression & tantrums.

     The answer is true. New research found a link between a mother's diet during pregnancy the future mental health of her unborn child. The study (published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) by researchers from Deakin University in Australia  & from Norway, analyzed data from more than 23,000 mothers from a Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study. In addition to information about the mothers' diets throughout pregnancy, they gathered information about the children's diets at 18 months & 3 years of age. When their children were 18 months, 3-years & 5-years-old tthe mother's answered questionnaires  to see if their children had symptoms of:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Conduct disorder, and/or
• ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder).

Then, they analyzed the relationship between the mothers' & children's diets, & the mental health symptoms & behaviors the children had at the 3 age levels. Mother's who exposed their infants to unhealthy food during pregnancy had children with significantly more behavioral problems. Their children were more aggressive & had more tantrums. In addition, children who ate less healthy foods early in life had a tendency to not only show an increase in behavioral problems but also had more signs of depression & anxiety.

Therefore, what you eat when you are pregnant and what you feed your small children, can make a difference in their mental health. These findings are important for every expectant mother to know. Please share them with parents of small children as well.

Thanks to MNT (Medical news Today) where I found this story:
Junk food in pregnancy linked to childhood mental disorders

Tuesday's Psychology Trivia Question: Does Mom's Junk Food Consumption During Pregnancy Impact on an Unborn Child's Mental Health?

 Thought for the Day: Here's Tuesday's Psychology Trivia Question:

True of False:
   Mothers who eat more unhealthy junk foods during pregnancy, such as sweet drinks, refined cereals & salty foods, have children with increased behavioral problems, such as aggression & tantrums.

Come back on Thursday for the answer.