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January 20, 2017
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January 20, 2017

First Study to Measure Effectiveness of NFL PLAY 60 Program Shows Positive Results on Youth Fitness

Jan. 17, 2017 — The National Football League (NFL) Foundation has invested heavily in its NFL PLAY 60 initiative to promote fitness and health among youth over the past decade. Its impact on childhood fitness and ... read more

Scientists Find New Genetic Influences on Fat Distribution

Jan. 13, 2017 — Scientists have found new areas of genetic influence for body fat distribution, in multiethnic study, outlines a new ... read more

Yoga May Have Health Benefits for People With Chronic Non-Specific Lower Back Pain

Jan. 11, 2017 — Yoga may lead to a reduction in pain and functional ability in people with chronic non-specific lower back pain over the short term, compared with no exercise, a new systematic review suggests. ... read more

Diet Helps Shed Pounds, Release Toxins and Reduce Oxidative Stress

Jan. 11, 2017 — Research by exercise scientists has found that a balanced, protein-pacing, low-calorie diet that includes intermittent fasting not only achieves long-term weight loss, but also helps release toxins ... read more

Intensive Weight Loss Does Not Cause Major Health Problems for Female Fitness Competitors

Jan. 11, 2017 — Worries about the potential negative consequences of fat loss regimens for aesthetic purposes in normal weight females have been surfacing in the media. This has taken place regardless of the lack of ... read more

First Study to Show Chair Yoga as Effective Alternative Treatment for Osteoarthritis

Jan. 11, 2017 — The first randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of chair yoga on pain and physical function in older adults with osteoarthritis is proving to be an effective way to reduce pain and ... read more

Pumping Iron Is Good for the Heart, Researchers Show

Jan. 11, 2017 — Just one session of interval weight-training can improve the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications, according to a new study. This is encouraging news for those starting the New Year with good ... read more

Air Pollution and Lack of Physical Activity Pose Competing Threats to Children in China

Jan. 10, 2017 — Health workers and policymakers need to find ways to address poor air quality and lack of exercise among children in China so that children can be more physically active without suffering the health ... read more

Older Adults With Obesity Less Responsive to Memory Training Than Those With Lower BMIs

Jan. 10, 2017 — In first study to compare results of cognitive training by BMI category, scientists found that memory training provided only one-third the benefit to older adults with obesity than benefit it ... read more

Couch Potatoes Face Same Chance of Dementia as Those With Genetic Risk Factors: Research

Jan. 10, 2017 — Sedentary older adults with no genetic risk factors for dementia may be just as likely to develop the disease as those who are genetically predisposed, according to a major study which followed more ... read more

The Strange Double Life of Dab2

Jan. 9, 2017 — A scientist discovered Dab2 more than 20 years ago and has been studying its relationship to cancer ever since. But now he's found that Dab2 has been living a secret life all along -- one that ... read more

'Weekend Warriors' Have Lower Risk of Death from Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease

Jan. 9, 2017 — Physical activity patterns characterized by just one or two sessions a week may be enough to reduce deaths in men and women from all causes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer, regardless of ... read more

Time-Restricted Feeding Study Shows Promise in Helping People Shed Body Fat

Jan. 6, 2017 — For the first time in humans, it has been reported that eating early in the day lessens daily swings in hunger and changes the 24-hour pattern of fat oxidation and energy metabolism, which may aid in ... read more

Physical Activity Reduces Heart Disease Deaths for Older Adults

Jan. 5, 2017 — A new study examined whether regular leisure-time physical activity could reduce deaths from all causes, and whether it also could reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease. The researchers ... read more

Cardiovascular Benefits Continue Five Years After Weight Loss Program

Jan. 4, 2017 — Participants in the Why WAIT (Weight Achievement and Intensive Management) program lost substantial amounts of weight, and even those who maintained relatively little loss of weight after five years ... read more

Deeper Than Obesity: A Majority of People Is Now Overfat

Jan. 3, 2017 — Researchers put forth the notion of overfat, a condition of having sufficient excess body fat to impair health. After review of current data and scientific studies they argue how, in addition to most ... read more

The Enzyme That Makes Physical Activity Healthy: AMPK

Jan. 3, 2017 — Physical activity benefits diabetics and others with insulin resistance. One of the reasons is that a single bout of physical activity increases the effectiveness of insulin. Thus, physical activity ... read more

Inactivity in Obese Mice Linked to a Decreased Motivation to Move

Dec. 29, 2016 — Starting a regular program at the gym is a common New Year's resolution, but it's one that most people are unable to stick with for very long. Now a study done in mice is providing clues ... read more

Cycling in Bed Is Safe for ICU Patients, Study Suggests

Dec. 28, 2016 — Researchers have demonstrated that physiotherapists can safely start in-bed cycling sessions with critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients early on in their ICU ... read more

Burning More Fat, Less Glucose Could Lead to Diabetes, Mouse Models Indicate

Dec. 23, 2016 — Making muscles burn more fat and less glucose can increase exercise endurance, but could simultaneously cause diabetes, says a team of ... read more
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