A new study out in the journal Neurology sites teens who smoke, have poor dietary habits and are sendentary also have a higher incidence of recurrent headaches.
Maybe this is a question of the chicken and the egg -- kids have headaches because of poor diet, smoking or limited physical activity kids get headaches. OR...maybe kids prone to headaches and the same kinds of kids likely to smoke, make poor food choices and be sedintary. The evidence is not conclusive. But I don't think it really matters.
The take home message is:
Kids need to move more than they do.
The need to be educated on positive food choices.
And we need to continue to send the message that smoking is a negative choice.
But the biggest thing we can do for them?
Model those behaviors so they can see them in action!!!
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