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- Finger Lengths Linked To Voluntary Exercise
If you find yourself lacking in motivation to go for a run or hit the gym, you may want to check your fingers. According to a new study there is a direct correlation between digit length and voluntary exercise. - A Healthy Lifestyle Halves The Risk Of Premature Death In Women
Over half of deaths in women from chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease could be avoided if they never smoke, keep their weight in check, take exercise and eat a healthy diet low in red meat and trans-fats, according to a study published on the British Medical Journal website. - People With Type 2 Diabetes Can Put Fatty Livers On A Diet With Moderate Exercise
Weekly bouts of moderate aerobic exercise on a bike or treadmill, or a brisk walk, combined with some weightlifting, may cut down levels of fat in the liver by up to 40 percent in people with type 2 diabetes, a study by physical fitness experts. - Older People Who Diet Without Exercising Lose Valuable Muscle Mass
A group of sedentary and overweight older people placed on a four-month exercise program became more fit and burned off more fat, compared to older sedentary people who dieted but did not exercise. The new study also showed that when older people diet without exercising, they lose more lean muscle compared to those who exercise. When they combined weight loss with exercise, it nearly completely prevented the loss of lean muscle mass. - Size And Fitness Levels Of NHL Players Have Improved, Study Shows
Researchers looked at an NHL team over a 26-year cycle and discovered players have become bigger and fitter. - Key To Keeping Older People Fit For Longer
A carefully framed combination of moderate exercise and nutritional supplements could help older people maintain an active lifestyle for longer. - How Not To Gain The Dreaded 'Freshman Fifteen'
When fall classes at the University of California, San Diego begin on Sept. 25, freshmen will be on their own for the first time to spend endless hours on the computer, play video games and eat whatever they want, a recipe for weight gain. However, several UC San Diego wellness, weight-management and counseling programs will help students beat the dreaded "freshmen fifteen." - Osteoporosis: Calcium And Exercise To Strengthen The Bones -- Do You Get Enough?
A stumble, a fall -- a broken bone: many older people are afraid of this happening. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has published information about how you can protect yourself. Research shows that regular adequate intake of calcium and exercise can strengthen the bones. But many people do not know whether they are getting enough calcium in their diets. - UK Children's Physical Activity Levels Hugely Overestimated
UK children's physical activity levels have been greatly overestimated, with true levels likely to be around six times lower than national data suggest, finds new research. - Maintaining Muscle Strength: A Stronger Future For The Elderly
Experts are to investigate the effect of nutrients on muscle maintenance in the hope of determining better ways of keeping up our strength as we get old. - Exercise Reduces Damage After Therapeutic Irradiation To The Brain
Researchers has shown for the first time that exercise helps restore stem cell growth and improves behavior in young mice that suffered damage to the brain induced by a clinically relevant dose of radiation. The researchers believe that these results are also applicable to children that have suffered damage due to radiotherapy of brain tumors. - Nutritional Research Vindicates Diet Programs
Popular slimming programs do result in reduced energy intake while providing enough nutrients. A new scientific analysis provides comprehensive dietary data about Slim Fast, Atkins, Weight Watchers and Rosemary Conley's "Eat Yourself Slim" Diet & Fitness Plan. - Australian Over-50s Walk Away Memory Problems In World-first Trial
An Australian study has found that walking for two and a half hours a week can significantly improve memory problems in the over-50s. - 'Lab On A Chip' Improves Success Of In Vitro Fertilization
In a finding that could boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers report development of a tiny "lab on a chip" to evaluate the fitness of embryos harvested for transfer. - Substance Found In Fruits And Vegetables Reduces Likelihood Of The Flu
Mice given quercetin, a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, were less likely to contract the flu. The study also found that stressful exercise increased the susceptibility of mice to the flu, but quercetin canceled out that negative effect. Quercetin, a close chemical relative of resveratrol, is present in a variety of fruits and vegetables, including red onions, grapes, blueberries, tea, broccoli and red wine. - Children's Calorie Expenditure, Heart Rate Increase During Active Video Games
Children burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game than playing a seated game, and their heart rate is also significantly higher with the active game, according to a new report. - Jumping For Joy ... And Stronger Bones
High impact activities such as jumping and skipping that can easily be incorporated into warm-ups before sports and physical education classes, have been shown to benefit bone health in adolescents. - Impact Of School Based Programs To Curb Childhood Obesity
Childhood overweight and obesity are serious, large-scale, global, public health concerns and the number of children affected is still increasing every year. As the treatment of overweight and obesity is rarely effective, its prevention has priority today. - Treadmill Exercise Retrains Brain And Body Of Stroke Victims
People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual "rewiring" of their brains, according to new research. - The Older The Fatter: Longitudinal Study About Overweight Children
Fast food and soda instead of fruits and vegetables: the consequences can already be seen in children – more and more of them suffer from overweight and adiposity. But what are the reasons? In what way are they connected, for example, with social status and body weight of the parents? - Study Identifies Protein That Produces 'Good' Fat: Finding May Lead To Ways To Treat, Prevent Obesity
A study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown that a protein known for its role in inducing bone growth can also help promote the development of brown fat, a "good" fat that helps in the expenditure of energy and plays a role in fighting obesity. - Alexander Technique Offers Long-term Relief For Back Pain
Alexander technique lessons in combination with an exercise program offer long-term effective treatment for chronic back pain, according to a new study. - Massaging Muscles Facilitates Recovery After Exercise
Researchers testing the long-held theory that therapeutic massage can speed recovery after a sports injury have found early scientific evidence of the healing effects of massage. The scientists have determined that immediate cyclic compression of muscles after intense exercise reduced swelling and muscle damage in a study usi