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High intensity workouts such as group cycling could hold the key to minimising the effects
of arthritis, according to findings from a pilot study.
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30 Jul 2015
Exercising for twice the recommended weekly amount is likely to help reduce the risk of
breast cancer for postmenopausal women, scientists have said.
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23 Jul 2015
Young adults who shun exercise and spend large amounts of time in front of screens are
twice as likely to have poor cognitive function in mid-life, according to a study.
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21 Jul 2015
GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb
obesity, researchers have claimed.
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17 Jul 2015
Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse,
with a new study highlighting that sedentary lifestyles are to blame rather than obesity.
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19 Jun 2015
Only half of seven-year-olds are meeting recommended physical activity guidelines of 60
minutes per day, according to a landmark ukactive report which lifts the lid on youth
inactivity.
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15 Jun 2015
Obesity and depression are underlying causes for regular excessive daytime sleepiness
(EDS) – not just a lack of sleep, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine.
This means sleep medicine needs to be personalised as the standard approach of sleeping
pill prescriptions and more sleep will fail in the long-term.
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26 May 2015
New research from the US shows that stressful family situations can lead to obesity in children
HCM issue 6 2015
People who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over fit into one of six groups
according to a new study by the University of Sheffield, providing evidence that the one-
size-fits-all weight loss programmes currently available to obese people are not effective
for everyone.
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21 Apr 2015
Research has cast doubt on the ability of existing technology to accurately track calories burned. But does pinpoint accuracy matter?
HCM issue 5 2015
Walking groups have good adherence and can reduce blood pressure, risk of
depression, cholesterol and BMI, according to a review published in the British
Journal of Sports Medicine.
news •
16 Mar 2015
Social jet lag, which occurs when the body clock becomes confused by changing sleep
patterns - such as weekend lie-ins - may be driving obesity and illness, according to a
study.
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30 Jan 2015
The percentage of US adults who are obese increased in 2014 to reach 27.7 per cent – up
from 27.1 per cent in 2013 and 25.5 per cent in 2008, according to the Gallup-Healthways
Well-being Index study.
news •
30 Jan 2015
Almost two-thirds of people do not know how many calories the average person
needs to maintain a healthy weight, according to new research.
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08 Jan 2015
Insults from shop assistants, jibes from passers-by and abuse from teenagers
are just some of the humiliations that are plunging overweight people further
into ill health, research has found.
news •
06 Jan 2015
A new study that followed nearly 70,000 women for two decades has found that
three quarters of heart attacks in young women could be prevented if women
followed six healthy lifestyle practices.
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06 Jan 2015
Increasing evidence that yoga is at the forefront of
health and wellness improvement is backed up by
a new study which shows it can also help those
with heart disease.
news •
24 Dec 2014
The National Health Service (NHS) in England has unveiled a major genetics
project which will seek to unravel the mysteries of DNA and disease.
news •
22 Dec 2014
Employers across Europe may be forced to make adjustments to work
environments to accommodate overweight employees, after the European Court
of Justice (ECJ) ruled that obesity can constitute a disability within European
law.
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18 Dec 2014
A small trial suggests wellness interventions, including exercise, can help reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients
HCM issue 1 2015
Dr Rachel Pryke of the Royal College of General Practitioners talks to Kate Cracknell about a co-operative approach to combating the obesity epidemic
HCM issue 1 2015
NHS patients in Devon are to be required to undergo weight management
courses before they are eligible to receive routine surgical procedures.
news •
04 Dec 2014
The UK is the fourth worst country in the world for cancer caused by obesity in
men, a recent study has discovered.
news •
03 Dec 2014
Starting in the new year, residents of North
Lancashire with an unhealthy BMI, will get help
with fitness and dietary issues through a
subsidised health scheme and exercise referral
programme.
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02 Dec 2014
Alison Bledge examines how the offshore industry is managing the wellbeing of its workers, and looks at a gym installed onboard the floating hotel Safe Scandinavia
HCM issue 10 2014
Obesity is the new smoking in terms of its impact on health and cost to the
national health service (NHS), according to the organisation's England chief
executive.
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23 Sep 2014
Health messages and pictures of what a healthy and unhealthy BMI look like
should be combined, according to researchers who believe that as the rest of
the global population’s obesity levels rise, we may all lose sight of what a
healthy body actually looks like.
news •
15 Sep 2014
Losing weight and reducing BMI levels could lead to increased
brain power, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism.
news •
28 Aug 2014
An influential new report from a British think tank has given further support to
the notion that inactivity, not obesity, is at the root of the UK’s health crisis.
news •
19 Aug 2014
Middle school-aged girls who are physically fit could be less prone to depression,
according to preliminary university-led research.
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13 Aug 2014
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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