Health
Study provides new evidence that exercise is not key to weight control
An international study led by Loyola University Chicago is providing compelling new evidence that exercise is not the key to controlling weight.
Feb 1, 2017
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Physically active children are less depressed
Previous studies have shown that adults and young people who are physically active have a lower risk of developing depression. But the same effect has not been studied in children - until now.
Jan 31, 2017
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Diabetes
Data suggests modest physical activity associated with improvement in markers
A new report, based on data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), suggests that insulin resistance, a predictor of cardiovascular risk and the development of diabetes, may be modulated with even modest levels of physical ...
Jan 26, 2017
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Less sitting time can be initial step in total fitness plan
(HealthDay)—The reduction and interruption of sitting time can be an initial step in the development of a total physical activity plan for male patients, according to the conclusions of a report published in the December ...
Jan 19, 2017
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Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging: study
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that elderly women who sit for more than 10 hours a day with low physical activity have cells that are biologically older by eight years compared ...
Jan 18, 2017
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Psychological well-being and physical activity in older adults
In a paper just published by researchers at Chapman University, findings showed associations between psychological well-being and physical activity in adults ages 50 and older.
Dec 2, 2016
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Sedentary lifestyle may impair academic performance in boys
A sedentary lifestyle is linked to poorer reading skills in the first three school years in 6-8 year old boys, according to a new study from Finland. The study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland in collaboration ...
Nov 30, 2016
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Exchanging sedentariness for low-intensity physical activity can prevent weight gain in children
As little as 10 minutes of high-intensity physical activity per day reduces the amount of adipose tissue and enhances cardiorespiratory fitness in 6-8-year-old children, according to a new study from the University of Eastern ...
Oct 20, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many liver transplant candidates have deficits in physical activity that are missed by clinicians
A new study found that patients waiting for a liver transplant tend to be highly sedentary. Also, patients' self-assessments of their physical activity, and even their doctors' assessments, do not reliably indicate patients' ...
Oct 3, 2016
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Cardiology
Sedentary time may raise heart disease risk—sit less, move more
Being sedentary is not just a lack of exercise, it is a potentially independent risk factor for heart disease and stroke, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association.
Aug 15, 2016
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