Researchers in the United States say people who are struggling with their weight often underestimate how many calories they are actually consuming, which hinders their weight loss efforts.
Experts say the key to weight control is keeping energy intake (food) and energy output (physical activity) in balance so if only as many calories as the body […]

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A Manchester Metropolitan University study has found that taking carbohydrate and protein supplements just before and just after low-resistance exercise could boost muscle performance and slow muscle wastage in people over retirement age.
Moreover, this combination appears to deliver greater fitness benefits than undertaking heavy-resistance training with or without changing one’s nutritional habits.
The results suggested that […]

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A little exercise or ‘resistance training’ to strengthen muscles goes a long way in keeping older men fit as a fiddle, according to a study by University of Queensland.
Tim Henwood of the University said his doctoral thesis is based on how people aged over 65 responded to such training.
“What we were looking at was how […]

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A 40-minute daily walk can cut disability risk in older adults, suggests a new study.
According to researchers elderly could decrease their risk of disability and increase their likelihood of maintaining independence by 41 percent.
The study appears in the current issue of the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy.

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Alzheimer’s disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer’s patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology
The results remained the same regardless of age, gender, severity of dementia, physical activity and […]

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New research shows that regular physical activity helps reduce the risk of recurrence of breast cancer and slows the advance of prostate cancer.
So, the standard weapons in the fight against cancer - surgery, chemotherapy and radiation - may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise
There are 10 million cancer survivors in the U.S., 17 […]

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Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don’t choose the right bicycle.
That’s the stark warning from consultant urological surgeon Mr Vinod Nargund from St Bartholomew’s and Homerton Hospitals, London, in the urology journal […]

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Men who work at desk jobs are more likely to develop prostate cancer than manual workers, a study indicates.
Researchers found low levels of physical activity in the workplace can significantly raise the risk of cancer, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.
The study determined men who worked as teachers or in office jobs were much more likely […]

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A new study expected to be presented in San Francisco this weekend at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society found that physical fitness appeared to be more important than weight in estimating a male diabetic’s longevity.
The researchers found that the higher the man’s level of fitness, the lower his risk of dying during the […]

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If you’re a man with type 2 diabetes, how long you live may be determined more by how physically fit you are than by how much you weigh.
A new study expected to be presented in San Francisco this weekend at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society found that physical fitness appeared to be more […]

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