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College students eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise more on days when they communicate more with their parents, according to researchers at Penn State. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-students-diet-physical-parent.html Health Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:17 EST news287920811 (HealthDay)—Women who struggle with chronic obesity end up engaging in less and less routine physical activity, new research shows, confirming what may seem obvious to some. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-obesity-people.html Overweight and Obesity Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:10:19 EST news284445868 (HealthDay)—When looking for ways to get a heavy child moving, soccer could prove a winner. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-soccer-overweight-kids.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:10:01 EST news281104990 Men's sperm quality may be significantly affected by their levels of physical activity, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). They found that healthy young men who were sedentary, as measured by hours of TV viewing, had lower sperm counts than those who were the most physically active. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tv-viewing-habits-significantly-affect.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:30:01 EST news279198452 Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, and a sedentary lifestyle is often cited as a major contributing factor. Among the Tsimane, an indigenous population in the lowlands of Bolivia's Amazon basin, however, indicators of heart disease are practically non-existent –– cholesterol is low, obesity is rare, and smoking is uncommon. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-anthropologists-effects-modernization-physical-heart.html Health Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:26:36 EST news278936693 Spending a lot of time watching television after breast cancer diagnosis is not linked to death in these breast cancer survivors. It appears that after accounting for self-reported physical activity levels after diagnosis, sedentary behavior was not an independent risk factor for death. These findings by Stephanie George, from the National Cancer Institute, and her colleagues, are published online in Springer's Journal of Cancer Survivorship. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-spent-television-death-breast-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:01:52 EST news278859590 (Medical Xpress)—With New Year's resolutions upon us, new research from the University of Alberta offers encouragement for parents who want to achieve fitness for the whole family. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-parents-big-kids-physical.html Health Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:11:00 EST news277366243 More Albertans may be benefiting from physical activity, but there's still plenty of room for people to get moving, according to a new survey. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-albertans-room.html Health Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:20:36 EST news277021229 feet, ankles, knees and hips - contributes to both poor physical function and a reduced quality of life in obese children, according to a new study by Dr. Sharon Bout-Tabaku and colleagues, from Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University in the US. Their work shows that obese children with lower extremity pain have worse physical function and poorer psychological health than obese children without lower extremity pain. Their findings appear online in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®, published by Springer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-foot-knee-hip-pain-problem.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:31:14 EST news269613067 Children who play on playgrounds that incorporate natural elements like logs and flowers tend to be more active than those who play on traditional playgrounds with metal and brightly colored equipment, according to a recent study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-natural-playgrounds-beneficial-children.html Health Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:45:31 EST news269181924 The global fight against obesity could be helped by providing support for child's play, a researcher from The University of Western Australia has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-bigger-areas-kids-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:32:55 EST news268986535 (Medical Xpress)—A study published in Pediatrics this morning by researchers at the University of Montreal offers positive news for Wii-loving teenagers and their parents: games such as Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution can bring them closer to recommended physical activity levels. The study is the first of its kind. "Teenage exergamers – people who play video games that require physical activity – are most likely females who are stressed about their weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-revolution-kids-physical.html Pediatrics Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:41:11 EST news268303266 Reducing television viewing may be an effective strategy to prevent excess weight gain among adolescents, according to a new study released in the September/October 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-limiting-tv-timeeffective-strategy-weight.html Health Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:06:46 EST news265288000 Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a $1.5 million federal grant to examine the relationship between zoning code reforms, the physical environment, and physical-activity behavior in communities throughout the U.S. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-zoning-code-reforms-physical.html Health Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:27:35 EST news264745644 (Medical Xpress) -- The global issue of physical inactivity should be recognised as pandemic, according to a research paper published today in the prestigious Lancet medical journal and launched in a special pre-Olympics event in London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-pre-olympic-global-action-physical-inactivity.html Health Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:16:23 EST news261818166 (HealthDay) -- Teen girls who use birth control pills and teen boys who drink alcohol are at increased risk for elevated blood pressure, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-teens-lifestyle-choices-affect-blood.html Cardiology Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:50:01 EST news261131227 Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer might fight off distressing side effects and improve psychological well-being by staying off the couch. According to the University of Miami (UM) study, women who are physically active during treatment have less depression and an enhanced quality of life and report less debilitating fatigue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-quality-life-breast-cancer-treatment.html Cancer Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:41:30 EST news253600872 Australian researchers need to investigate the specific physical activity levels required by preschoolers to encourage better exercise habits later in life, academics argue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-young-closer-preschooler-physical.html Health Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:59:07 EST news248954335 The study of more than 11,000 pregnant women, in partnership with Mars Petcare, showed that those who owned dogs were approximately 50% more likely to achieve the recommended 30 minutes of exercise a day through high levels of brisk walking than those without dogs. Scientists suggest that as it is a low-risk exercise, walking a dog could form part of a broader strategy to improve the health of pregnant women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-dog-pregnant-women.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:12 EST news248543788 Bariatric surgery patients can undertake a rigorous exercise program after the procedure, in order to continue to lose weight and avoid regaining weight, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-heavy-high-hurdle-bariatric-surgery.html Other Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:30:33 EST news229257021 Watching television is the most common daily activity apart from work and sleep in many parts of the world, but it is time for people to change their viewing habits. According to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers, prolonged TV viewing was associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and premature death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-prolonged-tv-viewing-linked-diabetes.html Health Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:05:36 EST news227289909 Young children who do not get enough sleep are at increased risk of becoming overweight, even after taking account of lifestyle factors, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-children-overweight.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 27 May 2011 04:44:39 EST news225690157 For South Asians, time spent sitting down is a risk factor for diabetes which is not counteracted by time spent exercising or decreased waist size. These are the findings of a new study funded by the National Prevention Research Initiative (NPRI), which is led by the Medical Research Council. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-diabetes-south-asians-waist-size.html Health Tue, 10 May 2011 12:42:33 EST news224250135