Protective Health
Welcome to the Preventive Health Blog Series - Nowadays, we often wait for a disease to emerge before taking action. But true health begins not with treatment, but with prevention.
The Preventive Health blog category is designed to help you understand, measure, and improve your physical condition long before symptoms appear.
Silent Health Crisis in Schools: Why Are Our Children at Risk?
Hidden Disaster: A Generation at Risk -
When we think of a health crisis, we usually think of adults struggling with obesity, diabetes, or heart disease. However, the real crisis may have already begun—hidden within schools behind excellent physical education grades and a flawed evaluation system.
The data we obtained through MeMap’s Fitness Check-Up programs conducted in schools paints a rather bleak picture for the future health status of Turkey's youth:
In the 0-100 point system, the average fitness score of students is only 36.4.
The scores of some students are between 5-10, indicating a dangerously low level of physical capacity.
Nevertheless, all students receive a perfect score of 100 in physical education.
This means: Schools are creating a false perception of “success” while children's health is negatively impacted.
How Exercise Protects Your Telomeres and Slows Down Aging?
What are Telomeres and Why Are They Important? - Think of the plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces—these parts prevent the laces from fraying and keep them intact. Similarly, telomeres are protective structures located at the ends of your DNA and play a critical role in cellular health and lifespan by preventing genetic material from being damaged.
The Problem: Every time a cell divides, telomeres get a little shorter. When telomeres become too short, cells can no longer divide, become dysfunctional, or die. This process is directly related to aging, chronic diseases, and shortened lifespan.
Why Thin Children Are at Greater Risk Than Obese Children
Invisible Danger: MONW Children - In the community, childhood obesity is often seen as the biggest health problem. However, there is another risk that is not visible, silent, and underestimated: Children who appear thin but are metabolically unhealthy. These children might look “normal” or even “fit” on the outside. However, their internal health paints a completely different picture.
