News tagged with physical inactivity
Insufficient sleep may be linked to increased diabetes risk
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Short sleep times, experienced by many individuals in Westernized societies, may contribute to the development of insulin resistance and reduced glucose tolerance, which in turn may increase the long-term risk of diabetes, ...
Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness
Aug 27, 2008 |
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According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could ...
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US immigrant children less physically active than US-born children
Aug 04, 2008 |
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Immigrant children in the United States appear to be less physically active and less likely to participate in sports than U.S.–born children, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Me ...
Researchers study why high school boys dodge 'Phys Ed'
Mar 31, 2008 |
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As obesity and inactivity among youth becomes a growing concern for North American families, new research based at The University of Western Ontario is asking why some high school boys are reluctant to participate in Grade ...
Link between depression, higher risk of cardio events may be because of change in health behaviors
Nov 25, 2008 |
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The increased risk of cardiovascular events for patients with coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression appears to be largely explained by a change in health behaviors, especially a lack of physical activity, according ...
Childhood physical abuse linked to cancer
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Childhood physical abuse is associated with elevated rates of cancer in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.
What are the most effective ways of promoting physical exercise in adults?
Jul 14, 2009 |
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A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine has found that of six interventions promoting exercise in adults in Australia, encouraging the use of pedometers - simple step counting devices that can be ...
Physical inactivity poses greatest health risk to Americans, research shows
Aug 09, 2009 |
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As many as 50 million Americans are living sedentary lives, putting them at increased risk of health problems and even early death, a leading expert in exercise science told the American Psychological Association today.
Test detects molecular marker of aging in humans
Jun 16, 2009 |
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In 2004, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center announced a crucial discovery in the understanding of cellular aging. They found that as cells and tissues age, ...
Exercise pill is no replacement for exercise
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Aug 05, 2008 |
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Recently, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a research organization focused on biology and its relation to health, published a study in the journal Cell on the results of a substance that increased exerc ...
Arthritis hinders physical activity for adults with heart disease
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Arthritis affects more than half of adults with heart disease and appears to be a substantial barrier to utilizing physical activity to help manage their condition, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) ...
Children who watch more TV are fatter
Feb 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pre-school children who watch a lot of television are considerably fatter than those who don’t, according to a major new study.
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