Sentences with phrase «of low physical activity»

But their findings do show a «significant protective effect» of low physical activity on the risk of suspected bacterial infection, they wrote, and of low and moderate activity on the risk of UTIs specifically.

They found that 17 percent of the participants had a long - term pattern of low physical activity, 11 percent a long - term pattern of high levels of television viewing, and 3 percent had both.

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.

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

Air pollution ranks ninth among the modifiable disease risk factors, ahead of low physical activity, high sodium diet, high cholesterol and drug use.»

Not exact matches

The aim was to show everyday individuals using low - tech gym equipment to get fit and make physical activity an ongoing part of their lives.

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.

«Specifically, they were more likely to have higher levels of educational attainment, lower levels of poverty, increased physical activity, reduced rates of smoking and drinking, and a healthier eating index.»

«The greater, now, the strength of the movements of short period, the amplitude of the oscillations of the psycho - physical activity, the higher will the crests of the wavelets that represent them rise above, and the lower will their valleys sink below the surface of the under - wave that bears them.

«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.

«Contrary to our expectations, higher levels of physical activity were not associated with lower rates of obesity across the race and ethnic groups,» said Britni Belcher, M.P.H., the lead author of the study.

Not only physical activity will make your energy depleted more, but your body immune system will get lower which will affect the health of your baby inside.

low - income youth and adults are exposed to disproportionately more marketing and advertising for obesity - promoting products that encourage the consumption of unhealthful foods and discourage physical activity.

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.

Conceptualization and development of a theory - based healthful eating and physical activity intervention for postpartum women who are low income

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 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 authors say: «These findings add to the literature by suggesting that the combination of high physical activity and low leisure time sitting is a stronger protective factor against becoming obese than either behavior on its own.»

However, the lowest odds of becoming obese after 5 years were observed for individuals reporting both high physical activity and low leisure time sitting (nearly 4-fold lower odds compared with those reporting both low physical activity and high leisure time sitting).

Intervention studies are needed to examine whether a total lifestyle approach, promoting both high physical activity and low leisure time sitting, is most effective at reducing the risk of becoming obese.»

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.

Increased physical activity among women who had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can lower the risk of progression to Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Researchers also found that higher level of physical activity was associated with lower risk.

Walking, which was the most common form of physical activity reported among these women, was associated with lower risk; walking 2 hours per week or more was associated with a 15 percent lower risk of hearing loss, compared with walking less than one hour per week.

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.

They demonstrate that high vs. low levels of physical activity engagement are associated with reduced risk of 13 cancer types (including 3 of the top 4 leading cancers among men and women worldwide).

Higher levels of leisure - time physical activity were associated with lower risks for 13 types of cancers, according to a new study published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.

The authors report that higher levels of physical activity compared to lower levels were associated with lower risks of 13 of 26 cancers: esophageal adenocarcinoma (42 percent lower risk); liver (27 percent lower risk); lung (26 percent lower risk); kidney (23 percent lower risk); gastric cardia (22 percent lower risk); endometrial (21 percent lower risk); myeloid leukemia (20 percent lower risk); myeloma (17 percent lower risk); colon (16 percent lower risk); head and neck (15 percent lower risk), rectal (13 percent lower risk); bladder (13 percent lower risk); and breast (10 percent lower risk).

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 2014 Danish School Reform emphasized physical activity during the primary and lower secondary education years — as apart of academic instruction as well.

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.

«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.

Dieting combined with physical activity significantly reduced the mother's weight gain during pregnancy by an average of 0.7 kg compared to the control group and lowered the odds of the mother having a caesarean section by about 10 per cent.

«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.

For the study, the researchers assessed the lunch intake and physical activity of 151 fourth and fifth grade students from two low - income schools.

There are several possible mechanisms by which physical activity can protect against nocturia, including reducing body size, improving sleep, decreasing sympathetic nervous system activity and lowering levels of systemic inflammation.

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.

Those who consistently watched ≥ 14 hours / week of television had lower bone mineral content than those who watched less television, even after adjusting for height, body mass, physical activity, calcium intake, vitamin D levels, alcohol, and smoking (all at age 20).

«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.»

The finding that a diagnosis but not psychotic - like experiences is associated with low physical activity may reflect aspects of illness such as low motivation, but may also reflect sedative or other side - effects of therapeutic drugs.