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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 ...
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Lengthy daily stints in front of the TV linked to doubled childhood asthma risk
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Young children who spend more than two hours glued to the TV every day double their subsequent risk of developing asthma, indicates research published ahead of print in Thorax.
Decrease in physical activity may not be a factor in increased obesity rates among adolescents
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Sedentary lifestyles associated with accelerated aging process
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Individuals who are physically active during their leisure time appear to be biologically younger than those with sedentary lifestyles, according to a report in the January 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of ...
Sedentary teens more likely to have higher blood pressure
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Teenagers who spend a lot of time planted in front of the TV are more likely to have higher blood pressure, regardless of whether they are overweight. "This is the first research to show a direct and independent connection ...
Amid rising childhood obesity, preschoolers found to be inactive
Feb 06, 2009 |
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The rate of childhood obesity has risen significantly in the United States, with many children becoming overweight at younger ages. At the same time, the number of preschoolers in center-based programs is also on the rise. ...
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 ...
TV, computer screen time linked to high blood pressure in young children
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing and “screen time” involving computers and video games are linked with elevated blood pressure in children regardless of whether they are overweight or obese, according ...
Older Adults Say Cash Might Motivate Them to Walk
Feb 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2006, a team of researchers set out to examine what sorts of walking programs and incentives might induce sedentary people over age 50 to put on their sneakers. They found that small cash payments might ...
Can we have our cake and eat it — then go to the gym?
Jun 27, 2008 |
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There is compelling evidence that both obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are strong independent risk factors for premature death — but is it healthier to be obese and physically active or a healthy weight and sedentary? ...
Pilot program helps boost seniors' activity levels, quality of life
Nov 16, 2007 |
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Older adults often carry a deeply ingrained belief that inactive, sedentary lives are an inevitable part of aging. But this mindset is not just wrong, it can be changed — with positive physical and mental health results.
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