News tagged with caloric expenditure
Study: Morbidly obese sedentary for more than 99 percent of day
Mar 25, 2009 |
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A new study appearing in Clinical Cardiology examines the average fitness level of the morbidly obese (body mass indexes between 40.0 and 49.9). The findings show that the tested population was sedentary for more than 99 per ...
Wii Fit a promising tool for all ages
Jan 06, 2009 |
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While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary ...
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Eating less may not extend life
Jan 23, 2009 |
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If you are a mouse on the chubby side, then eating less may help you live longer.
Walking often and far reduces risks in heart patients
May 11, 2009 |
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An exercise program that burns a lot of calories reduced cardiac risk factors better than standard cardiac rehabilitation in overweight coronary patients, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...
Breathing problems during sleep associated with calories burned at rest
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Individuals with sleep-related breathing disorders appear to burn more calories when resting as their conditions become more severe, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Su ...
Active video games a good alternative for kids
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as moderate exercise. The findings appear this week in the journal ...
Live fast, die young? Maybe not
Mar 09, 2009 |
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The theory that a higher metabolism means a shorter lifespan may have reached the end of its own life, thanks to a study published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. The study, led by Lobke Vaanholt (University ...
Chewing gum can reduce calorie intake, increase energy expenditure
Oct 27, 2009 |
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A nutrition professor at the University of Rhode Island studying the effects of chewing sugar-free gum on weight management has found that it can help to reduce calorie intake and increase energy expenditure.
Health Tip: Are Vitamin Supplements Worthwhile or Not?
Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You may be wondering at this point whether to toss those vitamins into your mouth or into the trash. That's not surprising since several recent reports have called the value of vitamins into question, leaving ...
Study of flies raises doubts about fasting leading to longer lives
Jul 14, 2009 |
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They're called "fruit flies" for a reason, and it sure isn't for lack of appetite. But like most animals, the pests typically lose their appetite when they get infected. We humans go them one better: Even when bug-free and ...
Glucose to glycerol conversion in long-lived yeast provides anti-aging effects
May 08, 2009 |
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Cell biologists have found a more filling substitute for caloric restriction in extending the life span of simple organisms. In a study published May 8 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, researchers from the Univer ...
Study finds regular daily exercise does not increase total sleep time
Jun 08, 2009 |
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According to new research, days with increased activity were followed by nights with lower total sleep time (TST), while nights with lower TST were followed by increased activities during the next day.
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