Exercise goals: Mid-life women should work out to improve well-being, not only to lose weight July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mid-life working women are more committed and more likely to plan exercise into their daily lives if they know it will make them feel better immediately, a new study from the University of Michigan shows. | |
Portion control key to keeping holiday weight gain at bay July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Interested in keeping the pounds off this holiday season? A nutrition expert at Washington University in St. Louis has some very simple tips for remembering accurate portion sizes, which may be even more ... | |
Report: Invest $10 a person for better health July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Investing just $10 per person - roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips - could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say. | |
The benefits of a little resistance for older adults July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
University of Queensland research is showing the benefits of resistance training in keeping older Australians in tip top form. | |
Elderly falls cut by 11 percent with education and intervention July 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Commonly viewed as an inevitable consequence of aging and often ignored in clinical practice, falls among the elderly were cut by 11 percent when researchers at Yale School of Medicine used a combination of fall prevention ... | |
Low-sodium advice for asthmatics should be taken with a grain of salt July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Following a low-sodium diet does not appear to have any appreciable impact of asthma control as once thought, according to new research. | |
Peers important for nutrition education among Latinos July 15, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A systematic literature review conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Connecticut, the Hispanic Health Council (Hartford), and the Connecticut Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos assessed ... | |
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