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Physical fitness reduces death risk (more than weight loss)

What’s your New Year’s resolution? According to a recent Gallup poll, nearly 40% of Americans are currently trying to lose weight through exercise and dieting. These efforts to lose weight are commendable, asMore...

Nutrition as Therapy – Eating as Medication

Human beings can do without many things, but food is not one of them. That’s why treating patients with food allergies or food intolerances is often difficult, since the affected person has to stay away from
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Physical fitness reduces death risk (more than weight loss)

Obesity–induced brain changes may be reason weight control is so hard

The biggest obstacle to the successful treatment of obesity is the tendency to regain weight lost through diet and exercise, and evidence is increasing that this could be due to physiological causes. Recently, an Australian study reported that after large
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Supersized market economy, supersized belly: Wealthier nations have more fast food and more obesity
New research from the University of Michigan suggests obesity can be seen as one of the unintended side effects of free market policies. More »

Virgin Olive Oil & Fish Fatty Acids Help Prevent Acute Pancreatitis
Oleic acid and hydroxytyrosol present in a particularly high concentration in virgin olive oil and n–3 polyunsaturated fatty acids found in fish affect the cellular mechanisms involved in the development of acute pancreatitis, aMore »

Winter diets? The secret is to chill the extremities
Large mammals living in temperate climates frequently have difficulty finding food during winter. It is well known that they lower their metabolism at this time but does this represent a mechanism for coping with less food or is itMore »

Exercise warnings make teenagers more calorie–conscious
Exercise warnings may be the key to deterring teens from buying sugar–laden soda, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. The researchers designedMore »

Heart failure patients benefit from warming up before exercise
Many chronic heart failure patients complain of discomfort and pain during exercise, which prevents them from being active, even from walking. The condition causes breathlessness and fatigue thatMore »

How to train for barefoot running
Imagine stepping out for a run without any shoes on–it’s called barefoot running, and it’s an emerging trend in the running and fitness industries. For most people, running barefoot goes against conventionalMore »

The Benefits of running barefoot
"Most people have generally weak feet," says David Weck, a barefoot runner and creator of the BOSU® Balance Trainer. "Running shoes actually let you get away with lazier running mechanics," he says. The theory behind barefoot running and walking is that it makes feet stronger, which leadsMore »

Exercise: Is regular more?
The good news is that more Americans are exercising regularly. In fact, since the last Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey in 2001, the number of women reporting regular exercise increased by 8.6% to a total ofMore »

Sick? Stay Home
If your child does have a fever, bad cough or is vomiting or has diarrhea, make sure to keep them atMore »

Get Enough Sleep
Children need about 8–10 hours of sleep a night. Those who don’t get enough sleep will have difficulty payingMore »

Encourage Physical Activity
Although it may be cold outside, it’s still important for your child to exercise, which also can be a great way to keep them healthy. At least 30 minutes ofMore »

6 Tips To Stay Healthy During The Winter
Get a Flu Shot Along with regular vaccinations, the flu shot is a good way to reduce your child’s risk of catching the flu, More »

6 Tips To Stay Healthy During The Winter
A woman from Chelm went to the market one day to buy herring and a loaf of bread. "How much is it?" she asked the storekeeper. More »

6 Tips To Stay Healthy During The Winter
Now that temperatures have dropped and we are bundling up our little ones as they leave for school in the morning, it’s important to remember that cold and flu season is here. School–age kids are particularly vulnerable to the spread of colds, viral and bacterial infections. But More »

"Just Chill?" relaxing can make you fatter
Conventional wisdom says that exercise is a key to weight loss – a no–brainer. But now, Tel Aviv University researchers are revealing that life as a couch potato, stretched out in front of the TV, can actually be "active inactivity" – and causeMore »

Resistance training helps older adults maintain lean body mass: An update
Sarcopenia is the medical term for the loss of muscle mass and strength that typically occurs in aging adults. This loss of lean body mass often leads to lower functionality and lower quality of life. New research published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, however,More »

Exercise increases bone mass in adolescents
It’s commonly accepted that adults should perform resistance training and other forms of exercise to increase bone density and prevent osteoporosis. A new research from the University of Zaragoza in Spain set out to investigateMore »

No evidence of dairy and chronic disease link
The popular press has recently reported on assumptions that regular consumption of milk or dairy products may increase risk of cardiovascular disease or death. However, new research has once again confirmed afterMore »

New Research Finds Obesity Negatively Impacts Income, Especially For Women
A new report from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services’ Department of Health Policy (GW) uncovered an overall wage differential between those of normalMore »

Consumption Of Processed Meats Associated With Prostate Cancer
Increased consumption of ground beef or processed meat is positively associated with aggressive prostate cancer, according to a study published in the online journal PLoS ONE. More »

Discovery of a New Muscle Repair Gene
An international team of researchers from England and the Charité –– Universitätsmedizin Berlin has presented new findings regarding the function of muscle stem cells, which are published in the current issue of the More »

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Women with sensitive skin should avoid too many More »

Fitness Update
Eating–on–the go such as munching while you shop can fill you with unwanted calories. More »

Weight loss and exercise can help prevent knee arthritis
Knee osteoarthritis, which was once mostly prevalent in persons over the age of 50, is being diagnosed in younger populations. Nearly 6.5 million Americans between the ages of 35 and 84 will receive a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis in the next decade, according to new projections. Experts say that this trend is largely due to increasing obesityMore »

Healthier people create a healthier economy
Can poor health and lack of exercise make the recession worse? Absolutely! That is, according to a new report from the Trust for America’s Health, a non–profit, non–partisan organization that is dedicated to promoting community health and disease prevention. The report digs deep to investigate and explain how the More »

Vigorous exercise burns calories long after training
When you do the math, exercise does not appear to be an effective way to control weight. Most people expend about 10 calories per minute when the exercise at a moderate intensity, such as fast walking or slow jogging. That meansMore »

Cardio vs Weights for FAT loss!
Every day we hear quotes such as the following: "I want to lose fat, so I will start doing cardio for the first six months and then I will start the weights AFTER I lose the fat", or my all time favorite, "I just do cardio to keep the fat off".More »

Brain Study: How successful students overcome math anxiety?
For the highly math anxious, researchers found a strong link between math success and activity in a network of brain areas in the frontal and parietal lobes involved in controlling attention and regulating negative emotional reactions. This responseMore »

Exercise frequency and intensity matters when it comes to diabetes prevention
Physical activity is considered by medical experts to be a key factor for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, research has not yet clarified how much exercise is needed to have More »

Exercise has the power to defy genetics
Researchers have found several genetic factors that make a person predisposed to – or more prone to – developing obesity. Some experts believe that when these genetic factors are present, people are powerless against gaining excess weightMore »

Women who are active have a lower risk of colon disease
New research from Sweden shows that physical activity may lower the risk of diverticular disease – a form of colon disease – while obesity and inactivity makeMore »

Exercise and depression: An update
Many studies show that exercise can remedy anxiety and depression in elderly populations. However, no studies have been conducted over a long period of time, and there is no research showing whether regularMore »

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