| Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Women's Longevity (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women who don't smoke,maintain a healthy weight, eat a healthful diet, and get regular physicalexercise significantly reduce their risk of dying from any cause, andparticularly from heart disease and cancer, Harvard University researchersreport. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Staying Lean And Fit Reduced Men's Risk Of Heart Failure A 20-year study of male doctors found that compared to men who were overweight and obese, men who stayed lean and fit had the lowest risk of heart failure, and that vigorous exercise reduced the risk, even if they exercised just enough to "break sweat" three times a month. medicalnewstoday.com |
Children With Low Self-Control More Likely To Become Overweight Pre-Teens Young children who do not display an ability to regulate their behavior or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward appear predisposed to gain extra weight by their pre-teen years, according to two reports published in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. medicalnewstoday.com |
New National Adolescent Weight Control Registry Will Recognize Successful Teen Weight Loss Efforts According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 16 percent of children ages 6-19 years are overweight or obese - a number that has tripled since 1980. medicalnewstoday.com |
Can listening to a podcast lead to weight loss? (Reuters) Reuters - Losing weight may be no more than a few podcasts away, but study findings suggested that not all weight-loss podcasts are created equally. us.rd.yahoo.com |