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Weight Gain Follows Surgery For Child Apnea

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A study by a University at Buffalo pediatric researcher investigating the causes of weight gain in children after they have their tonsils and adenoids removed to treat sleep-disordered breathing has shown that removing these tissues results in less fidgeting and other non…

Former President Clinton Calls On Governors To Fight Obesity, Diabetes

Changing the U.S. culture of overeating and lack of exercise is the key to addressing rising obesity rates and health care costs, former President Bill Clinton said on Tuesday at the National Governors Association's annual meeting, the ... click link for more info. Former President Cl…

Safer Neighborhoods Are Fitter Neighborhoods (HealthDay)

Neighborhood crime, or the perception that their neighborhood is unsafe, can keep residents from the exercise they need, U.S. researchers report. Safer Neighborhoods Are Fitter Neighborhoods (HealthDay)

Work Trumps Exercise for Many Hispanics (HealthDay)

Hispanic American men and women get most of their daily physical activity from work- and home-related tasks, rather than recreational exercise, researchers report. Work Trumps Exercise for Many Hispanics (HealthDay)

One-Third Of Teens, 14% Of Adults Have Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Approximately one-third of adolescents and 14 percent of adults (aged 20 to 49 years) in the U.S. have poor cardiorespiratory fitness, with an associated increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as higher total cholesterol and blood pressure levels, acco…

Poor Fitness Associated With Increase In Prevalence Of Cardiovascular Disease

Approximately one-third of adolescents and 14 percent of adults (aged 20 to 49 years) in the U.S. have poor cardiorespiratory fitness, with an associated increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as higher total cholesterol and blood pressure levels, acco…

Fitness Trend Predictions For 2006 - American Council On Exercise

Approximately one-third of adolescents and 14 percent of adults (aged 20 to 49 years) in the U.S. have poor cardiorespiratory fitness, with an associated increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as higher total cholesterol and blood pressure levels, acco…

Athlete's Foot Prevention

Approximately one-third of adolescents and 14 percent of adults (aged 20 to 49 years) in the U.S. have poor cardiorespiratory fitness, with an associated increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as higher total cholesterol and blood pressure levels, acco…

Mediterranean Diet to Fight Heart Disease

Recent study has once again confirmed that people who follow Mediterranean Diet will live longer than any Europeans. A Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil and low in red meat can combat inflammation that silently simmers away for years inside blood vessels, lowering the risk of a heart …

Exercising When You're Older

As you age, the maximum pumping capacity of your heart declines, resulting in less oxygen to exercising muscles and a decrease in your cardiovascular fitness. Exercising When You're Older