News tagged with caloric expenditure


Study: Morbidly obese sedentary for more than 99 percent of day

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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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Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots

Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots

Electronics / Robotics

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The sight of a cockroach scurrying for cover may be nauseating, but the insect is also a biological and engineering marvel, and is providing researchers at Oregon State University with what they call "bioinspiration" ...


Researchers find clues to why some continue to eat when full

Researchers find clues to why some continue to eat when full

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief - just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and an empty wallet.


Wiggling and waggling: Study sheds light on amazing bee brain

Wiggling and waggling: Study sheds light on amazing bee brain

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Their brains are tiny - about the size of sesame seeds - and yet the behaviour of the humble honey bee is so advanced it has scientists scratching their heads in disbelief.


Impact of Menu-Labeling: Study Shows People Eat Less When They Know More

Impact of Menu-Labeling: Study Shows People Eat Less When They Know More

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The restaurant industry has lobbied hard against mandatory menu labeling in restaurants, highlighting the importance of a new study from Yale University measuring the impact of such regulations. ...


UAB researchers link calorie intake to cell lifespan, cancer development

Researchers link calorie intake to cell lifespan, cancer development (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 7

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered that restricting consumption of glucose, the most common dietary sugar, can extend the life of healthy human-lung cells and speed ...


Study shows health care spending spurs economic growth

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

As the national discussion of health care focuses on costs, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that it might be more accurate to think of health care spending as an investment that can spur economic growth. ...


Are holiday and weekend eating patterns affecting obesity rates?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The holidays can be challenging for even the most diligent dieters. But are weekends just as detrimental? Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., found that weekend eating patterns ...


How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span

How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists searching for the secrets of how calorie-restricted diets increase longevity are reporting discovery of proteins in the fat cells of human volunteers that change as pounds drop off. The proteins ...


Study finds that infections are common in ICUs worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with ...


Preventing repeat strokes -- are survivors taking their medicine?

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Since 1999, stroke survivors have been advised to use aspirin, prescription antiplatelet agents, or prescription anticoagulants to help avoid another stroke. Many large surveys of the U.S. population have reported the use ...



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