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Weight Gain During Pregnancy: How Much is Too Much?
As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile. The Weight Gain During Pregnancy podcast looks at some of the key findings and recommendations for theInstitute of Medicine report. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - October 26, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

Weight Gain During Pregnancy: How Much is Too Much?
As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile. The Weight Gain During Pregnancy podcast looks at some of the key findings and recommendations for the Institute of Medicine report. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - October 26, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

Breast Cancer Treatment: Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women
In this podcast the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine examines the psychosocial consequences of the cancer experience, specifically on breast cancer in women because this group has the largest survivor population (over 2 million) and this disease is the most extensively studied cancer from the standpoint of psychosocial effects.  Read the report free.  Visit the IOM report page. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - September 29, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem
The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean makes the water more acidic and leads to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean acidification. The long term consequences of ocean acidification are not known, but are expected to result in changes to many ecosystems and the services they provide to society. This podcast gives an overview of the current state of knowledge, explores gaps in understanding, an...
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - September 14, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children
This podcast provides a historical overview of the emergence of school meal programs and provides recommendations to update the nutrition standard and the meal requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The recommendations reflect new developments in nutrition science, increase the availability of key food groups in the school meal programs, and allow these programs to better meet the nutritional needs of children, foster healthy eating habits, and safeguard children's health.  Visit the IOM report page. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - August 31, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

The Ocean's Role in Human Health
This report brief discusses the health and medical hazards, benefits, and potential found in the ocean's depths.  Read the report online. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - August 3, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

Is Soccer Bad for Children's Heads?
Given the popularity of the World Cup, the Sounds of Science revisits a 2002 IOM workshop reports on head injury in young soccer players. This podcast addresses the biology of concussion, when to return a concussed player to the field, studies of soccer and football players, and the policy issues relevant to head injuries in youth sports. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - July 7, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts

Driving and the Built Environment
This podcast examines the relationship between land development patterns and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the United States to assess whether petroleum use, and by extension greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, could be reduced by changes in the design of development patterns. (Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies)
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - June 23, 2010 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts