WCIA: The link between healthy eating and brain outcomes for toddlers

Feb. 10, 2026 | AHS Staff Health and Kinesiology professors talked about early childhood nutrition with local news It’s no secret that the food you eat every day can impact your body or impact how you feel. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois are learning the link between what toddlers are eating, and how […]

WCIA: Otavio Leão explains the Illini Kindergarten Cohort

Oct. 10, 2025 | AHS Staff New research invites Champaign-Urbana families to help track children’s physical activity Health and Kinesiology Assistant Professor Otavio Leão appeared on WCIA 3 News segment “Community Spotlight” to explain a new research project recruiting young participants this fall. Illini Kindergarten Cohort is a study seeking to estimate the physical activity, […]

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