Health
Study finds that retirement leads to positive lifestyle changes
A landmark study led by University of Sydney has found that people become more active, sleep better and reduce their sitting time when they retire.
Mar 11, 2016
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Health
Lazy weekends may boost body fat, study shows
(HealthDay)—Playing couch potato on the weekends may be even worse for your weight than working at a desk all week, new research suggests.
Mar 3, 2016
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Health
New study links moving more with decreased mortality
"Get up and move." That's the take-home message from a new study from Ezra Fishman, a doctoral candidate in demography at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues from Johns Hopkins University, the National Cancer Institute, ...
Feb 25, 2016
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Diabetes
Each hour of sedentary time is associated with a 22 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Each extra hour of daily sedentary time (for example spent sitting at a computer) is associated with a 22% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, concludes new research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the ...
Feb 2, 2016
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Health
Study finds smartphones may decrease sedentary time, increase activity
A pilot study finds that using smartphone reminders to prompt people to get moving may help reduce sedentary behavior. The study was supported by the American Cancer Society, with technical expertise provided by the e-Health ...
Jan 25, 2016
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Sedentary behavior linked to poor health in adults with severe obesity
Sedentary behavior is associated with poor cardiovascular health and diabetes in adults with severe obesity, independent of how much exercise they perform, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health-led study ...
Jan 12, 2016
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Pediatrics
Physical activity, reading beat screen time for kids' brain development
Amid a growing market of television shows, electronic toys and apps targeted at young children, the impact on early childhood cognitive development from those sedentary activities is under scrutiny by a group of researchers ...
Dec 8, 2015
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Cardiology
Heart disease patients who sit a lot have worse health even if they exercise
Patients with heart disease who sit a lot have worse health even if they exercise, reveals research from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention.
Nov 25, 2015
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Cardiology
Sedentary behavior linked to heart risk in Hispanics
Spending a lot of time being sedentary appears to be risky for Hispanics' heart health, even when they get regular exercise, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Sep 28, 2015
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Both sedentary behavior, lack of physical activity linked with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Prolonged sitting time as well as reduced physical activity contribute to the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a study of middle-aged Koreans. These findings support the importance of both reducing ...
Sep 15, 2015
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