Overweight & Obesity
Unfit teens often grow into sickly middle age, study shows
(HealthDay)—Teen boys who are unfit and/or obese have higher odds for chronic disease and disability as adults, according to a large Swedish study.
Feb 12, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nearly 1 in 20 UK secondary school children surveyed experienced long COVID
New data from the School Infection Survey (SIS) showed that 1.8% of primary school pupils and 4.8% of secondary school pupils experienced long COVID following their most recent COVID-19 infection (since March 2020).
Jun 16, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Health care policies are needed to support health care professionals' mental health, says study
Improvements in the lifestyle of health care professionals can help protect their mental health. In particular improved lifestyle may reduce the risk of depression and anxiety by up to 40% during pandemics, according to a ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Pediatrics
Parent's physical activity associated with preschooler activity in underserved populations
Preschool-age children from low-income families are more likely to be physically active if parents increase activity and reduce sedentary behavior while wearing movement monitors (accelerometers), according to a Vanderbilt ...
Jan 9, 2017
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Low-and middle-income countries need to prioritize noncommunicable disease prevention
Nine years after the World Health Organization adopted a global strategy on diet, physical activity, and health to address risk factors for chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes (referred to internationally ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Health
Acute physical exercise improves executive function
(HealthDay)—Acute physical exercise improves executive function in children, adolescents, and young adults, according to a meta-analysis published online March 6 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Mar 12, 2013
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Cardiology
From age 30 onwards, inactivity has greatest impact on women's lifetime heart disease risk
From the age of 30 onwards, physical inactivity exerts a greater impact on a woman's lifetime risk of developing heart disease than the other well-known risk factors, suggests research published online in the British Journal ...
May 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds high levels of physical activity lower risk of developing COVID-19 infection and hospitalization
A cohort study of older adults found that those who followed recommended exercise guidelines before the pandemic had significantly lower odds of being infected or hospitalized from COVID-19 than those who did not follow guidelines
Feb 13, 2024
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Health
UK medical school teaching on physical activity virtually 'non-existent'
UK medical school teaching on physical activity is "sparse or non-existent," finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine today.
Jul 27, 2012
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Health
Poor kids' heaviness linked to less access to yards, parks
(Medical Xpress)—Low-income children may be overweight in part because they have less access to open green space where they can play and exercise, reports a Cornell study of obesity in Europe published in Social Science ...
Feb 21, 2013
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