The year your neighborhood was built might be a factor in how much you weigh, a new study says. Those built before 1950 were designed to encourage more walking.
In addition to limiting calories, overweight and obese women may need to exercise 55 minutes a day for five days per week to sustain a weight loss of 10 percent over two years, according to a report in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
The first gene clearly linked to obesity appears to make it harder for children to tell when they are full, UK research suggests.
The comfortably off, white, and middle-aged are the most likely to participate in sporting activities, reveals a 10 year study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts. The researchers also showed that by one metabolic measure, women benefited more than men from the training.
The key to good health is to be physically active. The key to being active is… to be born that way? In two genetic analyses performed on mouse hybrids descended from strains known for their high and low levels of physical activity, researchers have located six single and several interacting sets of genes that have a large effect on the animals’ predisposition to engage in physical activity. The research points to the profound influence of genes governing dopamine regulation in the brain and suggests that active or inactive behavior may be inherited in mammals.
The Biggest Loser program has become one of the top reality TV show all around the planet. And no wonder - its truly inspirational to see these big fatties claw their way to fitness!