Healthy lifestyle lowers mid-age cardiac risk
March 4th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Maintaining a healthy lifestyle from your 20s into your 40s may spell lower cardiovascular risk in mid-age, says a new study.
"The problem is few adults ... Read more...
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Mustard compound key to becoming lean, muscular
October 4th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) A promising plant steroid found in mustard could help one become lean and muscular.
When given orally to rats, it triggered a response similar to anabolic ... Read more...
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Study reveals that jogging helps in losing belly fat
August 31st, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new research has concluded that jogging is effective in losing belly fat. The researchers rated jogging ahead of weightlifting with regards to losing weight. The ... Read more...
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Early nutrition can program person’s metabolism, health for future
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A study has found that nutrition during the first days or weeks of life may have long-term consequences on health, potentially via a phenomenon known as the metabolic ... Read more...
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Beefed-up muscles help kidney patients live longer
October 15th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): A new study has suggested that kidney disease patients are likely to live healthier and longer if they've beefed up their muscles.The results have suggested that patients may ... Read more...
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Cutting salt intake could reduce BP in dialysis patients
May 28th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Kidney patients trying to control their blood pressure should cut their salt intake to reduce fluid build-up in the blood, suggests an Indian-origin scientist.According to an analysis, led ... Read more...
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Fast walking, jogging don’t prevent increased bone turnover during weight loss
March 12th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): If you think it is only good to lose weight by jogging and fast walking, then here's the twist in the tale-such weight-bearing exercises fail to prevent the ... Read more...
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Healthy dose of exercise is good for lymphoma patients
October 28th, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): A regimen of aerobic exercise training can prove fruitful for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, says a new study.Researchers from University of Alberta researchers found that a healthy dose ... Read more...
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Regular exercise benefits older women as much as younger women
September 19th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 19 (ANI): Regular vigorous exercise benefits postmenopausal women just like younger women, according to two studies.The results were based on the studies of endurance training in 50-something women."There is some ... Read more...
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Postmenopausal women benefit from endurance training
September 19th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Marilyn Graham was 56 when she signed up for a gruelling hour of cycling each morning for 12 weeks.
She was occasionally decked out in a mask, a heart ... Read more...
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Small female twins more likely to be obese adults
August 3rd, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 3 (IANS) Female twins who are small at birth have a greater likelihood of being obese as adults, according to a new study.
Scientists in Britain and Otago University (OU) ... Read more...
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Kids with lean body mass develop bigger bones
June 29th, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 29 (IANS) A child with leaner body mass or muscle, builds bigger bones compared to one who weighs the same but has a greater percentage of fat, says the latest ... Read more...
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Running more helpful in long run for bone building
February 28th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Researchers have found that high-impact activities, such as running, have a greater positive effect in osteoporosis that affects more than 200 million people worldwide.
Resistance training is often recommended ... Read more...
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Running more beneficial for bones than resistance training
February 28th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): High-impact activities like running are better than resistance training in making bones strong, according to University of Missouri researchers.Resistance training often is recommended to increase and prevent ... Read more...
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Muscle strength boosting supplement doesnt help COPD patients
August 2nd, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 2 (ANI): A nutritional supplement popularly known for boosting athletic performance and muscle strength does not improve exercise outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), says a ... Read more...
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Do some people have a lean gene?
April 2nd, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by admin
London, April 2 (IANS) Your friend eats whatever catches her fancy and still remains as thin as she was in school, but you gain five pounds if you as much as look ... Read more...
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Older men may derive only limited benefit from testosterone supplementation
January 2nd, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 2 (ANI): Older men can derive only limited benefits from testosterone supplementation, according to a new study.Dr. Marielle H. Emmelot-Vonk, a researcher at the Netherlands-based University Medical Center Utrecht, revealed ... Read more...
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Restricting calories early in life may keep you physically fit in your 70s
November 14th, 2007 - 2:48 am ICT by admin
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