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Impoverished schools, parent education key factors in student weight
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists. Poor schools even influence how parental education protects kids from becoming overweight.
Purdue professor prescribes ways to reach fitness goals
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For those who have lost sight of their fitness goals, a Purdue University expert has some advice. ...Exercise can help the blues in those with chronic illnesses
By Nicole Wyatt - Combat feelings of sadness that often accompany chronic illness with a good work-out, say University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers in a study published recently in the Archives of Internal Medicine....American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Forecast magazine profiles the many forms, benefits of exercise
Physical activity is one of the best methods of improving blood glucose, as well as blood pressure and cholesterol. ...Lack of attention and motivation major obstacles for nutrition labelling use, says EU study
Brussels : Nutrition labels are widespread in Europe, but consumers lack the attention and motivation to use them. This was the main outcome reported in the FLABEL (Food Labelling to Advance Better Education for Life) final conference in November 2011. ...Feel the Burn: Exercise Burns More Fat Than Cutting Calories, SLU Study Finds
Exercise is more effective than diet in reducing fat between muscles and in the abdomen between organs (visceral fat), according to Saint Louis University research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology....UW Health Fitness Expert Shows You How to Return to Exercise
Madison, Wisconsin - Did a hectic holiday season demolish your exercise routine? Or did you wake up on January 1 and resolve to get back in the gym you've been avoiding for months (or even years)? ...Attitude Is Everything in Walking Study
By Andrew Good - City planners long have debated how to get people on their feet and cars off the road. But encouraging urban dwellers to go pedestrian could require different strategies depending on their attitudes toward walking, according to USC Sol Price School of Public Policy professor Marlon Boarnet....Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cultures
In cultures that permit men to take multiple wives, the intra-sexual competition that occurs causes greater levels of crime, violence, poverty and gender inequality than in societies that institutionalize and practice monogamous marriage....Many Strategies to Increase Physical Activity for Kids Lack Injury Prevention Measures
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents a need for increased injury prevention efforts in many of the most popular activities for kids (walking, bicycling, swimming, sports and playground use) in the United States. ...
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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