Posts Tagged ‘exercise’

A recent study out of UCLA showed that older people who burned the most calories had the most gray matter. Using MRIs and 3-D pictures, researchers measured cerebral cortex volume in the brains of 876 adults aged 69 to 95. The size of the cerebral cortex is associated with degenerative diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s.

November 21, 2012 — In a thoughtful consideration of factors causing America’s obesity epidemic, TEDMED’s Great Challenges program gathered perspectives from leaders in advocacy, academia, and public health who address the problem every day. They present varied perspectives on the top 10 contributing factors to this critical health issue.

November 19, 2012 — What would you do to live an extra 4 years or so? It might be easier than you think.

November 8, 2012 — There may be only one thing obesity experts agree on: Obesity is a complex disease that must be fought on many fronts. In an article in USA Today, a number of experts were asked to weigh in on the causes of obesity. As many different responses came forth as there were […]

A study published today online in Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity suggests the policies most often implemented to curb rising rates of obesity — encouraging breast feeding, changing school lunches, limiting access to sugar sweetened beverages, encouraging physical activity, changing the composition of competitive foods, affecting food advertising directed at children and collecting […]

From Your Weight Matters magazine, Winter, 2012: Until a few decades ago, the biggest inroads technology made into the world of fitness and weight management was a pedometer. Now, the technology of body monitoring is evolving almost as fast as that of computers and smartphones.