Soltero Research Lab at BCM

09/02/2022

The CDC now joins the TOS (The Obesity Society) in recognizing September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. This year's theme "Pediatric Obesity is a Disease".

/PRNewswire/ -- Obesity in pediatric patients is a serious disease with one in five children living with the condition. Compared with children with normal...

08/22/2022

El programa Fit24 ayuda a los adolescentes a controlar su actividad y hábitos de sueño con un Fitbit y mensajes de texto para mejorar la salud. ¡Vea si este es el programa adecuado para su adolescente y llame hoy al 713-798-7067!

07/31/2022

This weekend we joined Baker Ripley-Navigation at their Annual Back to School Fair! If you know of a student in need of supplies, they have two more fairs coming up:

August 6th- Baker Ripley, Harbach campus
August 13th-Baker Ripley, Pasadena

We hope to see you there!

07/25/2022

Join the Fit24 Team today! We're here to help you get active and sleep to improve your health. See below for more information and message us if interested!

07/20/2022

Can't stop scrolling? We've been there.

Spending too much time on devices like your phone leaves little time for being active and can impact your sleep. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends youth spend less than two hours of screen time per day. Take some time away from your phone to get active today!

07/12/2022

Congratulation to Dr. Soltero for being selected as a fellow in the Obesity Health Disparities PRIDE program, which is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Of the National Institutes of Health.

This program is an evidence-based, culturally- and environmentally-relevant research training and mentoring program focused on obesity prevention and treatment, including community-based interventions. For more information, click here: https://uh.edu/medicine/research/office-of-research/ohd-pride/

07/11/2022

Congratulations to Laura Zenteno for her acceptance into the Short-Term Research Experience Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP) program funded by the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases!

Laura, a Houston native, recently graduated from high school and will be attending Smith University in the fall. This summer, Laura will work with the Soltero lab over the summer and will gain hands-on research experience on the treatment of type 2 diabetes in Hispanic youth.

07/08/2022

Today our team participated in a health fair at the Mexican Consulate! We had a great job sharing health information with our community!