TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Elderly Cancer Survivors' Physical Function Improved By Home-Based Diet And Exercise Intervention A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW (Reach-out to ENhancE Wellness) trial, according to Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Department of Behavioral Science. medicalnewstoday.com |
RCN Comments On New Obesity Statistics, UK Commenting on NHS Information Centre statistics indicating the number of people in England having obesity surgery has risen by 40% in the last year, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said: "It is deeply concerning to hear that the number of people requiring surgery for obesity has risen so sharply. medicalnewstoday.com |
Maintaining Cognitive Function In Old Age Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active are more likely to maintain their cognitive skills through their 70s and 80s, according to research published in the June 9, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. medicalnewstoday.com |
Social Snacking Next to a Size Zero A paper soon to be published explores the way that food choices are affected by the body type of other people eating the same meal. nytimes.com |
Effects of diet on diabetes risk vary by ethnicity (Reuters) Reuters - Diets heavy in meat and fat seem to raise the risk of diabetes, though the effects of this and other diet patterns may vary by ethnicity and sex, a new study finds. us.rd.yahoo.com |