Sentences with phrase «low physical activity in»

Let's look at this article «High energy expenditure masks low physical activity in obesity».

The prevalence of low physical activity in people without any psychological problems was 27.0 %.

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Kellogg (k), which dominates the Australian cereal market, promotes Special K as a healthy, low - fat, low - sugar breakfast, often featuring physical activity in its advertisements.

A 2008 study published in the Journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics concluded that inactive individuals who normally complained of fatigue experienced increases in energy of up to 20 percent and decreased fatigue as much as 65 percent by participating in regular, low - intensity physical activity.

«The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, from where the quoted study has obtained their data, suggests that in Australia the biggest causes of mortality or poor health include factors such as obesity, smoking, poor diet and low physical activity.

A recent study shows that the omega - 3 fatty acids EPA and DHA - commonly found in fatty fish and fish oil supplements - are as effective, if not more effective, in lowering blood pressure as some of the commonly recommended lifestyle changes like increasing physical activity and restricting alcohol and sodium intake.

I urged USDA to choose the lower, 40 - calorie cap as studies indicate that children are drinking sugar - sweetened sports drinks with greater frequency and in greater amounts than ever before, yet are not engaged in more physical activity.

Grandparents can help by engaging their grandchildren in low - key physical activities, including these games that are fun for all generations.

Obama administration goals for the legislation include: (1) improving nutrition standards for school meals; (2) increasing participation in school meal programs; (3) increasing parent and student education about healthy eating; (4) establishing nutrition standards for the so called «a la carte» foods (see my School Lunch FAQs for more information on these); (5) promoting increased consumption of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low - and fat - free dairy products; (6) strengthening school wellness policies and promoting physical activity in schools; (7) training people who provide school meals and providing them with better equipment; and (8) enhancing food safety.

Action for Healthy Kids Offers free and low - cost programs and resources so that children in all schools get to learn about and engage in healthy eating and daily physical activity.

It's yet another way in which the web is making it easier to coordinate offline activity — translating the Internet's low barriers to entry into the physical world.

Low levels of physical activity and inefficient sleep patterns intensify the effects of genetic risk factors for obesity, according to results of a large - scale study presented at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla..

In principle, lower levels of leisure time sitting may strengthen protective effects of higher physical activity, either through independent physiological mechanisms or as a marker for greater engagement in low - intensity activity, such as standinIn principle, lower levels of leisure time sitting may strengthen protective effects of higher physical activity, either through independent physiological mechanisms or as a marker for greater engagement in low - intensity activity, such as standinin low - intensity activity, such as standing.

Adults in the Community of Madrid who say to perform high or mild levels of total physical activity present higher levels of mental health than those performing low levels of physical activity.

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) suggests that both higher levels of physical activity and lower levels of sitting in leisure time may be required to substantially reduce the risk of obesity.

The aim of this research was to assess the possible link between physical activity and levels of mental health by analyzing whether such link changed in terms of physical activity (low, mild, high) and the situation in which was performed (work, commuting, leisure time).

They conclude: «The protective effects of moderate - to - vigorous physical activity and low leisure time sitting against developing obesity and metabolic risk factor clustering are strongest when viewed in combination.

A 2008 study in the European Spine Journal found that the lower spines of two adult Neanderthals showed little of the degeneration associated with a life of heavy physical activity, which we believe they experienced.

While an increase in physical activity was associated with a lower risk for T2DM, an increase in the amount of time spent watching TV was associated with a greater risk of T2DM.

Each increase in an increment of 5 - metabolic equivalent hours per week (MET - h / wk), which is equal to about 100 minutes per week of moderate - intensity physical activity or 50 minutes per week of vigorous - intensity activity, was associated with a 9 percent lower risk of T2DM.

New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) published online in The American Journal of Medicine, finds that a higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waist circumference are each associated with higher risk of hearing loss, while a higher level of physical activity is associated with lower risk of hearing loss in women.

Prolonged sitting time and low physical activity levels were linked with the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a BJU International study of 69,795 middle - aged Korean men.

Older adults with higher levels of physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing chronic pain, reports a study in PAIN ®, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).

The findings, published by PLOS ONE, also showed DiaSocial users high in locomotion performed more self - management behaviors related to physical activity, diet, medication adherence, and glucose measures, and earned more points in the app than their counterparts low in locomotion.

Performing vigorous physical activity over one's lifetime may lower risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), researchers report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

Study participants who were in the higher (second, third, and fourth) quartiles of vigorously intense physical activity performance in their lifetimes had about 25 percent to 30 percent lower risk for NHL, compared with those who were in the lowest (first) quartile of vigorously intense physical activity.

We found that vigorous - intensity physical activity in particular, such as activities that increase breathing and heart rates to a high level, was the most effective at lowering risk.

«These findings highlight that, in addition to promoting moderate - intensity physical activity to older adults, we should not neglect the importance of engaging in lower - intensity, movement - based behaviors when the opportunity arises,» said lead author Paul Loprinzi, who earned his Ph.D. at Oregon State and now is an assistant professor of exercise science and health promotion at the University of Mississippi.

«One disadvantage appears to be some reduction in the proportion of short trips by walking, and in the (already) low level of cycling; these might be detrimental to the establishment of future travel habits bringing regular physical activity,» they suggest.

But the researchers on the new study wanted to know what the minimum threshold was — the lowest amount of physical activity that could still provide health benefits, said Dr. Srinivasan Beddhu, a kidney specialist at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City and lead author of the new study.

«Ensuring that children with low birth weights have a diet rich in calcium, vitamin D and protein, in combination with exercise that involves weight - bearing physical activities may help reduce risk of bone fractures later in life,» Balasuriya said.

«Although our study's results may in part be explained by joint injuries associated with high - level physical activity in those with a lower 2D: 4D and the greater susceptibility of knee OA in response to injury than hip OA, they may also reflect hormonal influences on the growth of bone, cartilage, and soft tissue, which warrants further investigation.»

Overall, the prevalence of low physical activity was 24.3 % in people with psychotic - like symptoms and no diagnosis and 33.0 % in people with a diagnosis of a serious mental disorder.

«These findings are in keeping with several other observational studies that indicate that a slew of healthy behaviors, including increased physical activity, keeping a healthy weight, and lower intake of sugar and sweetened beverages, improve colon cancer outcomes,» said Temidayo Fadelu, M.D., a postdoctoral fellow at Dana - Farber Cancer Institute and lead author of the paper.

Previous studies have shown that participation in low - impact physical activity can improve pain, function, mood and quality of life without worsening arthritis symptoms or disease severity.

Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another surprise finding, young adults after the age of 20 show the only increases in activity over the lifespan, suggests a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

While WHO formulates its recommendations in terms of moderate - to - vigorous activity, the researchers say there is a growing consensus for the benefits of reducing sedentary behavior and increasing even low - intensity levels of physical activity.

Researchers assigned each type of physical activity an intensity score and determined walking or bicycling just 20 minutes per day was associated with a 21 percent lower risk of heart failure and accounted for the largest difference in heart failure free survival.

While the study suggests both low and high levels of physical activity, compared to more moderate levels, could increase the risk of heart failure in men, study authors cautioned that the link between physical activity and heart disease is not fully understood.

«Youth dance classes score low in physical activity.»

«Overall, physical activity in youth dance classes was low,» said Sallis.

We have previously shown that besides higher leisure time physical activity, the participants in Vasaloppet smoke less, have lower fat and higher fibre consumption and better physical and mental health than the general population.

In a study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, they found a «statistically significant association» between higher vitamin D levels and lower non-HDL cholesterol, even after taking into account such things as Body Mass Index, consumption of cow's milk and levels pf physical activitIn a study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, they found a «statistically significant association» between higher vitamin D levels and lower non-HDL cholesterol, even after taking into account such things as Body Mass Index, consumption of cow's milk and levels pf physical activitin the journal PLOS ONE, they found a «statistically significant association» between higher vitamin D levels and lower non-HDL cholesterol, even after taking into account such things as Body Mass Index, consumption of cow's milk and levels pf physical activity.

Less physical activity is not the problem The screen - time study did find that kids engaged in more physical activity had lower BMIs, but that does not mean that more exercise is keeping those teens lighter, Freedhoff says.

In contrast, low sedentary time in the absence of physical activity is associated with higher HDL - cholesterol levelIn contrast, low sedentary time in the absence of physical activity is associated with higher HDL - cholesterol levelin the absence of physical activity is associated with higher HDL - cholesterol levels.

«It's important to understand that the likelihood of cardiac events is greatest in those individuals who have a low baseline level of physical activity and suddenly jump into moderate to high intensity exercise,» Chokshi said.

The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children Study (PANIC) carried out in the Institute of Biomedicine at the University of Eastern Finland shows that low levels of physical activity, weaker physical fitness and higher body fat content are linked to arterial stiffness already in 6 - 8 year - old cPhysical Activity and Nutrition in Children Study (PANIC) carried out in the Institute of Biomedicine at the University of Eastern Finland shows that low levels of physical activity, weaker physical fitness and higher body fat content are linked to arterial stiffness already in 6 - 8 year - old cActivity and Nutrition in Children Study (PANIC) carried out in the Institute of Biomedicine at the University of Eastern Finland shows that low levels of physical activity, weaker physical fitness and higher body fat content are linked to arterial stiffness already in 6 - 8 year - old cphysical activity, weaker physical fitness and higher body fat content are linked to arterial stiffness already in 6 - 8 year - old cactivity, weaker physical fitness and higher body fat content are linked to arterial stiffness already in 6 - 8 year - old cphysical fitness and higher body fat content are linked to arterial stiffness already in 6 - 8 year - old children.

Because there are no drugs to improve cognitive function, physical activity — such as physical therapy, aerobic and strength training — has become a low - cost intervention to treat cognitive deficits in stroke survivors.

A possible explanation is that unlike in many other populations, egg consumption in Finland is not strongly associated with unhealthy lifestyle habits such as smoking, low physical activity or consumption of processed meats.

«The information resulting from this study will be valuable for scientists and developers working cooperatively in the mobile health domain as well as physicians and other practitioners who seek low - cost interventions to increase their patients» physical activity,» concluded Dr. Conroy.