One third of teens out of shape
Chicago Sun-Times -
December 21, 2005
Unless they shape up, 7.5 million teens could face higher risks of heart disease and cancer as they grow older, researchers warned following a study
reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association |
YOUNG AND OVERWEIGHT: U.S. Acts towards Healthier Schools
Detroit Free Press - December 6, 2005
Michigan struggles to join the eight states have enacted requirements for physical education or are requiring some form of regular physical activity. |
More fitness, less sports
CNN Health - November 28, 2005
Schools emphasize preparing for lifetime of physical activity.
There's been a major trend by school districts to improve their fitness centers |
People who exercise regularly really do live longer, study finds
Seattle Times, Nov 15, 2005
The time it takes to exercise you actually get back, and much more. The study shows that physical activity really does make a difference, not only for how long you live but for how long you live a healthy life." |
Food Pyramid for dietary advice now includes exercise.
The US Department of Agriculture has released updated food pyramid to encapsulate their current advice on healthy diet. For the first  time it includes advice on adding exercise to daily life, represented by the image of a person hiking up the side of the pyramid.
Also, the CDC's Physical Activity for Everyone. Washington Post
NEW! My Pyramid for Kids. |
Less Exercise Behind Teen Girls' Weight Gain
The growing time teenage girls spent on the phone or in front of the TV rather than on the playing field or at the gym may add up to an extra 20 pounds by the end of their adolescence
FoxNews - WebMD - July 15, 2005 |
Sun 'cuts prostate cancer risk'
Sunlight can reduce a man's risk of prostate cancer , a study suggests. Protection was a result of the body's manufacture of vitamin D after sun exposure
BBC News - 18 June, 2005 |
Children Need 60 Minutes of Daily Physical Activity
We have to get American children and adolescents active ensure that children spend at least an hour a day in some form of appropriate physical activity, says an expert panel.
Medical College of Georgia - June 13, 2005 |
Missing Exercise Can Be Depressing
Worse Moods, Dips in Fitness Seen After 2 Weeks on the Sidelines
WebMD Medical News - June 07, 2005 |
Exercise options emphasize fun with fitness
Non-traditional exercise routines can breathe new life into a fitness quest.
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Tuesday, June 7, 2005 |
Scientists say sunshine may prevent cancer
Vitamin D, nicknamed the "sunshine vitamin" because the skin makes it from ultraviolet rays, increasingly seems important for preventing and even treating many types of cancer.
AP News - May 22, 2005 |
Zooming obesity rate has chunky price tag
A study for the California Department of Health Services calculates that too many pounds and too little exercise cost $21.7 billion in medical care, workers' compensation and lost workplace productivity statewide in 2000. It estimates the costs at $28 billion in 2005.
San Francisco Chronicle - April 6 2005 |
Drug Makers Race to Cash In on Nation's Fight Against Fat
Clinical trials are underway in the drug industry's multibillion-dollar war on fat. Industry forecasters say that an effective weight-loss drug could have annual sales far surpassing the current best-selling drug. While awaiting the next "quick fix or magic pill, perhaps try a little exercise.
The New York Times - April 3 2005 |
CDC Major Report - Physical Activity and Health
This is the first Surgeon General's report to address physical activity and health. Within 259 pages of detail, the main message is that Americans can substantially improve their health and quality of life by including moderate amounts of physical activity in their daily lives.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
New Dietary Guidelines
From the Department of Human Services, The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 contains recommendations for specific populations.
The full document is available at www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines. |
Obesity 'could cut US life spans'
The obesity epidemic in the US may cut life expectancy says a report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
BBC News - 17 March, 2005 |
Coffee Guards Against Liver and Colon Cancer
Good news for those who thought their coffee excesses were a vice. Two large scale studies are reported by The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
WebMD - February 15 2005 |
Both Weight and Exercise Are Key to Longevity
A study from the Harvard School of Public Health show that increased body fat and reduced physical activity are both strong and independent predictors of premature death in women. It finds that physically active, lean women have the lowest mortality.
Harvard School of Public Health |
Intense Physical Activity Cuts Parkinson's Risk
Higher levels of physical activity may lower the risk of Parkinson disease in men.
Fox News February 24, 2005 Journal of Nurology abstract |
Fat to fit: how Finland did it
Thirty years ago, Finland was one of the world's unhealthiest nations. Diet was poor, people were inactive and heart disease was at record levels. Now it's one of the fittest countries on earth.
Guardian Unlimited - Jan 15, 2005 |
