News tagged with sedentary activity


Childhood obesity starts at home

As parents, physicians and policymakers look for ways to curb childhood obesity, they may need to look no further than a child's own backyard.

Overweight and Obesity created May 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Should kids sit less or move more? CHEO Research answers

Researchers have discovered that participation in physical activity of at least moderate intensity is more critical to childhood cardiometabolic health than overall sedentary time. However, when evaluating the risk of cardiovascular ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What's motivating child's play?

Altering parents' and teachers' notion of risk taking behaviour can significantly increase children's physical activity suggests a study lead by University of Sydney researchers.

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can 'miracle foods' decrease the risk of cancer?

Cancer is a disease that invokes fear, so it is not surprising that the public is eager to identify ways to decrease the risk. The media often features information on "Miracle Foods" and publicizes whether these foods can ...

Cancer created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Healthier hormones' through diet and exercise

Weight loss—by dietary changes alone or combined with physical exercise—has a positive impact on the production of adipose tissue hormones: Adipose tissue produces less leptin but, instead, more adiponectin, which counteracts ...

Health created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sitting less and moving about more could be more important than vigorous exercise to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes

New research led at the University of Leicester reveals that individuals at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes would benefit from being told to sit less and move around more often- rather than simply exercising regularly. ...

Diabetes created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Baseline factors impact lifestyle intervention success

(HealthDay)—Certain baseline characteristics better predict successful weight loss with the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention, according to a study published in the January issue ...

Diabetes created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anthropologists study effects of modernization on physical activity, heart disease

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 ...

Health created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Time spent watching television is not associated with death among breast cancer survivors

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, ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even women who exercise sit too much

(HealthDay)—For women who love that great, self-satisfied feeling after a workout, a new study could be a disappointing surprise. Regular exercise, the study found, does not reduce the risk of an otherwise ...

Health created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Teenagers urged to exercise to ward off bone disease

An international team, including an expert from the University of Exeter, has found evidence that adolescents who spend long periods engaged in certain sedentary activities are more likely to have low bone mineral content ...

Health created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sedentary behavior worsens decline in cerebral palsy

(HealthDay)—Adults with cerebral palsy may be able to reduce declines in muscle strength, improve function, and reduce cardiovascular and metabolic disease by avoiding sedentary behavior and engaging in ...

Overweight and Obesity created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study suggests using sedentary behavior counseling in primary care

(Medical Xpress)—Although primary care physicians take care of many aspects of health and disease, little is known about how they can change sedentary behavior through counseling, according to researchers at The University ...

Health created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fast walking and jogging halve development of heart disease and stroke risk factors

Daily activities, such as fast walking and jogging, can curb the development of risk factors for heart disease and stroke by as much as 50 percent, whereas an hour's daily walk makes little difference, indicates research ...

Cardiology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Longer exercise provides added benefit to children's health

Twenty minutes of daily, vigorous physical activity over just three months can reduce a child's risk of diabetes as well as his total body fat - including dangerous, deep abdominal fat – but 40 minutes ...

Health created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast