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Early Fitness Protects Middle Age Hearts

Posted: Saturday, December 27, 2003

Fitness in early adulthood greatly reduces the likelihood of developing high blood pressure and diabetes -- both major risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- in middle age, a new study has found.

Using A Pedometer To Increase Your Walking

Posted: Saturday, December 27, 2003

Public health recommendations suggest that everyone should accumulate 30-60 minutes or more of moderate physical activity, such as brisk walking, on a daily basis. But how do you know if you are walking enough? The most effective way of ensuring adequate activity following this recommendation is to monitor your daily behavior using a pedometer.

Physical Fitness Predicts Survival in Men with Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Exercise helps to control blood sugar, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and prevent weight gain. Men with Type 2 diabetes are two times more likely to die then those that are considered fit.

Resistance Training Improves Glucose Disposal in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Resistance training added to aerobic training significantly improved glucose disposal in postmenopausal obese type 2 diabetics.The improved insulin sensitivity is related to loss of abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue and to increased muscle density.

Dairy Products Helps Control Weight in Kids

Posted: Monday, November 17, 2003

Study shows diary products for children keep weight down. Only 30 percent of children get the minimum recommended amount of dairy products.

New P.E. Study Demonstrates Vigorous Exercise Can Lower Adolescents’ Body Fat, Blood Pressure

Posted: Tuesday, July 30, 2002

By cutting the time adolescents spend standing around in school physical education classes and boosting the amount of exercise they do, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill experts have shown they can control the children's body fat and lower their blood pressure. Positive results are measurable within eight weeks of regularly scheduled classes, researchers say

Walk Away From Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002

Study finds modest execise alone reduces risk factors for Type ll diabetes

How Self Help Improves Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2002

The benefits of a free choice, but sensible, diet combined with intense exercise are demonstrated in a group with diabetes.

Losing a Few Pounds May Help the Obese

Posted: Tuesday, June 04, 2002

For the obese, a small loss may be a big victory. Evidence is building that really heavy people may be able to greatly improve their odds of dodging weight-related illnesses while remaining very heavy.

The secret: Lose just a few pounds. Weight reduction, it appears, is powerful medicine for the large, no matter how seemingly insignificant the dose