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Weight training boosts breast cancer survivors' body image and intimate relationship satisfaction
Nov 03, 2009 |
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In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research. Breast cancer survivors who lift ...
Exercise suppresses appetite by affecting appetite hormones
Dec 11, 2008 |
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A vigorous 60-minute workout on a treadmill affects the release of two key appetite hormones, ghrelin and peptide YY, while 90 minutes of weight lifting affects the level of only ghrelin, according to a new study. Taken together, ...
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The Link Between Weight and Importance
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has demonstrated what we must have known all along at some level: that there is a link between the physical act of carrying heavy objects and the abstract concept of importance.
Lifting weights reduces lymphedema symptoms following breast cancer surgery
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Breast cancer survivors who lift weights are less likely than their non-weightlifting peers to experience worsening symptoms of lymphedema, the arm- and hand-swelling condition that plagues many women following surgery for ...
Why Winning Athletes Are Getting Bigger
Jul 17, 2009 |
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While watching swimmers line up during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, former Olympic swimmer and NBC Sports commentator Rowdy Gaines quipped that swimmers keep getting bigger, with the shortest one in ...
Physical activity may not be key to obesity epidemic
Jan 06, 2009 |
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A recent international study fails to support the common belief that the number of calories burned in physical activity is a key factor in rising rates of obesity.
Family history places women at risk of pelvic organ prolapse, research finds
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Pelvic organ prolapse – a tear or weakness in a woman’s pelvic floor muscles that allows her internal organs to fall outside the body – runs in families, a new Saint Louis University study finds.
Farming at young age may lead to bone disease in adulthood
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Although farm chores are likely to keep young boys in shape and out of trouble, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health experts caution that it could be harmful to overall bone health if done too often at a young ...
Energy gap useful tool for successful weight loss maintenance strategy
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Americans continue to get heavier. Most weight control methods short of bariatric surgery are generally considered ineffective in preventing obesity or reducing weight. The term energy gap was coined to estimate the change ...
Think twice before you boo your competitor
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Nov 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Next time you watch a heavy weight lifting tournament, tell the person next to you not to boo the person that he doesn't want to win.
New study shows linkage between teen girls' weight and sexual behavior
Oct 29, 2009 |
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A University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of ...
Women can quit smoking and control weight gain
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Many women don't quit smoking because they are afraid of gaining weight. That's because nicotine suppresses the appetite and boosts a smoker's metabolism.
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