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Eat Fat to Lose Fat

Posted: Friday, May 20, 2005

Fat consumption in the diet can lead to healthy blood levels of sugar and cholesterol, say researchers

Exercise In Cold Water Increases Appetite

Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005

Exercise in cold water instead of warm water may increase people’s appetites, making it harder for them to lose extra pounds.
Results indicate people may consume more calories after exercising in cold water.

Physical Activity Not Just for Those With Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, May 05, 2005

Results of the studies continue to support a growing literature suggesting that exercise, physical activity and physical-activity interventions have beneficial effects across several physical and mental-health outcomes

Exercise Is Part of New Food Pyramid

Posted: Monday, May 02, 2005

The government has flipped the food pyramid on its side, adding a staircase for exercise and giving consumers 12 individually tailored models for improving their eating habits

Pedometers Can Save Lives

Posted: Monday, May 02, 2005

Taking 2000 more steps per day can be the difference between weight gain and maintaining or losing weight, that’s just 20 minutes a day!

Exercise, Stress Management Boost Heart Health and Depression

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Patients in the exercise and stress-management groups had lower average depression scores and reduced distress scores compared with the patients who received only usual care, the researchers report. The exercise and stress-management patients also had more favorable improvements in certain cardiovascular risk factors.

Frequent Exercise May Improve Survival in Dialysis Patients

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

In patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), those who exercise 4- to 5- times per week have markedly improved survival compared with those who exercise less frequently or more frequently.

Joslin’s New Nutrition Guidelines for Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

40-30-30 formula and 3 hours of activity a week + 50Gms Fiber can equal a modest weight loss of one pound every one to two weeks

Mediterranean Diet Reduces Mortality in Elderly

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Adherence to a diet relying on plant foods and unsaturated fats that resembles the Mediterranean diet is associated with reduction in overall mortality in elderly Europeans.

Step Counting Increases Exercise More Than Timed Walking

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Instructing sedentary women to walk 10,000 steps per day is more effective at increasing exercise per day than is asking them to walk 30 minutes on most days of the week.