Posts Tagged ‘exercise’

Classroom exercise doesn’t keep children trim: study

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

John’s. In a commentary that appears in the same issue, Louise Baur, who specializes in children’s health at the University of Sydney in Australia, said reversing trends in child obesity requires a broader, long-term approach that includes:
Healthier school meals. The studies had some limitations, since the researchers didn’t measure how much activity the children got, and there is disagreement over whether BMI is the best way to measure obesity. (more…)

Vigorous exercise protects against breast cancer, new research says

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Plenty of vigorous exercise may cut a healthy, older woman’s breast cancer risk by 30 per cent, researchers said on Friday.
A study of more than 30,000 post-menopausal women showed that strenuous activity — ranging from housework such as scrubbing floors to running — protected against breast cancer even among those who do not have a higher risk, the researchers said.
The effect was clearest among lean women.
“We know that being overweight (more…)