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Heavier the Internet use, higher the blood pressure risk in teens

    Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that teens who spent at least 14 hours a week on the Internet had elevated blood pressure. Of 134 teens described by researchers as heavy Internet users (the ones who spent an average of 25 hours a week), 26 had elevated blood pressure. The findings add to growing research that has shown an association between heavy Internet use and other health risks like addiction, anxiety, depression, obesity and social isolation.

    Lead author Andrea Cassidy-Bushrow says the takehome message for teens and parents is moderation. “Using the Internet is part of our daily life but it shouldn’t consume us,” she says. She added that it’s important that young people take regular breaks from their computer or smartphone and engage in some form of physical activity, recommending parents to limit their children’s’ time at home on the Internet. “Two hours a day, five days a week is good rule of thumb.” Cassidy-Bushrow says the findings provide valuable information for school nurses for monitoring the health of students. School nurses could conduct annual health screenings where blood pressure and Internet use behaviors could be assessed. Students with an elevated blood pressure would then have a follow-up visit to determine next steps.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/heavier-internet-higher-bp-risk-teens-024855511.html)

 

Glossary

average: média.

breaks: intervalos.

good rule of thumb: um bom parâmetro.

follow-up: subsequente.

screenings: controles.

Concerning the participants who took part on the mentioned research, we can affirm that

Read the text below, then answer the following question.

 

Heavier the Internet use, higher the blood pressure risk in teens

    Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that teens who spent at least 14 hours a week on the Internet had elevated blood pressure. Of 134 teens described by researchers as heavy Internet users (the ones who spent an average of 25 hours a week), 26 had elevated blood pressure. The findings add to growing research that has shown an association between heavy Internet use and other health risks like addiction, anxiety, depression, obesity and social isolation.

    Lead author Andrea Cassidy-Bushrow says the takehome message for teens and parents is moderation. “Using the Internet is part of our daily life but it shouldn’t consume us,” she says. She added that it’s important that young people take regular breaks from their computer or smartphone and engage in some form of physical activity, recommending parents to limit their children’s’ time at home on the Internet. “Two hours a day, five days a week is good rule of thumb.” Cassidy-Bushrow says the findings provide valuable information for school nurses for monitoring the health of students. School nurses could conduct annual health screenings where blood pressure and Internet use behaviors could be assessed. Students with an elevated blood pressure would then have a follow-up visit to determine next steps.

(Source: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/heavier-internet-higher-bp-risk-teens-024855511.html)

 

Glossary

average: média.

breaks: intervalos.

good rule of thumb: um bom parâmetro.

follow-up: subsequente.

screenings: controles.

According to the text,

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Work With Boys — Not Against Their Nature

Christina Hoff Sommers

Christina Hoff Sommers, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of several books, including "The War against Boys."

Updated November 9, 2015, 8:20 AM

 

We need to raise boys and girls to be caring and considerate human beings. If an 11-year-old girl wants to play football and has the ability to compete with the guys, then let her play. My guess is that most boys would agree — and if she is a great player(...). But integrating football teams in junior high so girls have more options is hardly the most pressing equity issue in education. Boys are now the have-nots in education. The real challenge for the nation’s schools is to make the classroom more inclusive — for boys.

The recent advances of girls and young women in society are cause for celebration. They should not, however, blind us to the large and growing cohort of poorly educated young men who will be lost in our knowledge-based economy. Boys in all ethnic groups and social classes are far less likely than their sisters to feel connected to school, to earn good grades, or to pursue education beyond high school.

One way to address the college gap is to address the reading gap. Boys in all age groups score lower than girls on national reading and writing tests. A major study commissioned by in the U.K. discovered, perhaps not surprisingly, that girls tend to prefer fiction, magazines and poetry while boys are more likely to prefer comics and non-fiction. Boys whose eyes glaze over if forced to read "Little House on the Prairie" may be riveted by the Guinness Book of Records. Boys will read material that interests them. The government in the U.K. now advises all teachers to keep an up-to-date list of books that have proved irresistible to reading-resistant boys. Rather than try to change the basic nature of boys, why not work with who they are?

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According to the text, in a knowledge-based economy, boys are:

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Work With Boys — Not Against Their Nature

Christina Hoff Sommers

Christina Hoff Sommers, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of several books, including "The War against Boys."

Updated November 9, 2015, 8:20 AM

 

We need to raise boys and girls to be caring and considerate human beings. If an 11-year-old girl wants to play football and has the ability to compete with the guys, then let her play. My guess is that most boys would agree — and if she is a great player(...). But integrating football teams in junior high so girls have more options is hardly the most pressing equity issue in education. Boys are now the have-nots in education. The real challenge for the nation’s schools is to make the classroom more inclusive — for boys.

The recent advances of girls and young women in society are cause for celebration. They should not, however, blind us to the large and growing cohort of poorly educated young men who will be lost in our knowledge-based economy. Boys in all ethnic groups and social classes are far less likely than their sisters to feel connected to school, to earn good grades, or to pursue education beyond high school.

One way to address the college gap is to address the reading gap. Boys in all age groups score lower than girls on national reading and writing tests. A major study commissioned by in the U.K. discovered, perhaps not surprisingly, that girls tend to prefer fiction, magazines and poetry while boys are more likely to prefer comics and non-fiction. Boys whose eyes glaze over if forced to read "Little House on the Prairie" may be riveted by the Guinness Book of Records. Boys will read material that interests them. The government in the U.K. now advises all teachers to keep an up-to-date list of books that have proved irresistible to reading-resistant boys. Rather than try to change the basic nature of boys, why not work with who they are?

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The expression have-nots in the sentence "boys are now the have-nots in education" suggests that:

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Dishonesty Only Provides Short-Term Benefits

Dan Ariely

Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University and the coproducer of "Dishonesty: The Truth About Lies." He is on Twitter.

Updated September 29, 2015, 3:22 AM

 

Is honesty for suckers? If by “suckers” you mean people who care about others and the social good, then yes, it is. If by “suckers” you mean people who care about the long-term aspects of their business (see the drop in stock price of Volkswagen) then yes, it is. And if by “suckers” you mean people who care about the meaning of their brand (I own a Volkswagen Golf and I don’t think I will ever be able to look at it again in the same way) than yes again. Any business with long-terms plans needs a culture of honesty to deter cheating and help maintain the pool of social trust. The bottom line is that dishonesty can be a good strategy for someone who is trying to maximize short-term profits. So, if you plan to stay around just for a short while, maybe it can be a profitable approach. But, if you have any long-terms plans it is important for your business to create a culture of honesty that will help the employees overcome short-term incentives for dishonesty and keep them in line with the long-term best interest of the company and society.

company and society.

And there is one more thing to consider, which is that when an individual or a company acts dishonestly, they

pollute the trust pool -- they erode the social trust we have in one another -- and we are all worse for it. This is why

we are, and need to be, outraged with Volkswagen, and why their act is not just about their cars – it is a betrayal of

the social trust, and the trust fallout I suspect will have an impact on all German manufacturers and all car makers.

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Source: benefits> (Adapted)

When an individual or a company acts dishonestly, according to the informations in the last paragraph:

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Dishonesty Only Provides Short-Term Benefits

Dan Ariely

Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University and the coproducer of "Dishonesty: The Truth About Lies." He is on Twitter.

Updated September 29, 2015, 3:22 AM

 

Is honesty for suckers? If by “suckers” you mean people who care about others and the social good, then yes, it is. If by “suckers” you mean people who care about the long-term aspects of their business (see the drop in stock price of Volkswagen) then yes, it is. And if by “suckers” you mean people who care about the meaning of their brand (I own a Volkswagen Golf and I don’t think I will ever be able to look at it again in the same way) than yes again. Any business with long-terms plans needs a culture of honesty to deter cheating and help maintain the pool of social trust. The bottom line is that dishonesty can be a good strategy for someone who is trying to maximize short-term profits. So, if you plan to stay around just for a short while, maybe it can be a profitable approach. But, if you have any long-terms plans it is important for your business to create a culture of honesty that will help the employees overcome short-term incentives for dishonesty and keep them in line with the long-term best interest of the company and society.

company and society.

And there is one more thing to consider, which is that when an individual or a company acts dishonestly, they

pollute the trust pool -- they erode the social trust we have in one another -- and we are all worse for it. This is why

we are, and need to be, outraged with Volkswagen, and why their act is not just about their cars – it is a betrayal of

the social trust, and the trust fallout I suspect will have an impact on all German manufacturers and all car makers.

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Topics: Culture, corruption, morality

Source: benefits> (Adapted)

According to the informations in the second paragraph, dishonesty: