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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
Relocating to a deprived neighbourhood with a poor socioeconomic status can increase
the risk of developing obesity, according to a recent study carried out by Elsevier Health
Sciences and published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, suggesting that
addressing sources of deprivation should be a priority for public policy makers.
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13 May 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
Adopting a more intelligent approach to energy usage can save thousands of pounds a year without compromising service. Consultant Simon Wright shares his top tips
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.
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16 Mar 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.
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30 Jan 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
Evaluations of corporate wellness programmes need to expand beyond the conventional
financial parameters of return on investment (ROI) and include physiological, psychological
and social factors to truly gauge their effectiveness.
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24 Dec 2014
NHS patients in Devon are to be required to undergo weight management
courses before they are eligible to receive routine surgical procedures.
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04 Dec 2014
Findings from the 2014 IHRSA Health Club Consumer Report
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
A hotel dedicated to cyclists has opened in Onomichi – a coastal city in
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan – allowing guests to check in while still on their
bikes.
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11 Sep 2014
Work has started on Copenhagen’s House of Culture and Movement (Ku.Be.) in
Denmark.
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02 Sep 2014
Approximately 7,500 trained sports leaders helped over 61,000 young people
run, jump, skip and dance their way to activity participation this summer as part
of a widespread schools initiative.
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27 Aug 2014
A new study has said that extended sedentary behaviour of two or more hours
could be as harmful to fitness levels as short workouts are beneficial.
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09 Jul 2014
Senior research manager Melissa Rodriguez outlines the findings of the 2014 IHRSA Global Report
HCM issue 6 2014
Three quarters of British men will be overweight or obese by 2030 because of
current levels of inactivity and poor diets, according to a study conducted by the
UK Health Forum with the World Health Organisation's Regional Office for
Europe.
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30 May 2014
A leading leisure industry medical advisor has said doctors need to ditch
concerns about hurting obese patients’ feelings and be more proactive in
prescribing exercise and weight management programmes.
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11 Apr 2014
IHRSA's expert panel on the forces that will shape the
fitness industry around the world in the coming year
HCM Handbook 2014
Nearly two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese, according to
data from the government’s public health agency which sheds new light on the
country’s growing obesity crisis.
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05 Feb 2014
Obesity levels of adults in developing nations has almost quadrupled to an
estimated one billion since 1980, according to a report from a UK think tank.
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06 Jan 2014
Lifetime Training, in partnership with DC Leisure, has been awarded the title of
Apprenticeship Provider of the Year at the 2013 Active Leisure Awards
ceremony.
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27 Nov 2013
British Cycling has revealed it plans to have 1m more women cycling in the UK by
2020 by shifting the culture and accessibility of the sport.
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27 Mar 2013
A new study by Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) in Canada has suggested that high-intensity
interval training
makes middle-aged people not only healthier but smarter.
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30 Oct 2012
New analysis from Nuffield Health - one of the UK's largest healthcare charities
- has found that larger waist sizes can increase the risk of cancer and
infertility in women.
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27 Jun 2012
Primary school children across the UK are in 'urgent need' of increasing their physical activity levels in
order to prevent serious health problems in later life, according to new research.
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21 Jun 2012
Healthcare charity Nuffield Health has unveiled its new 'UK fitness map', which
has found that people living in Bloomsbury and Wimbledon, London are the
healthiest in the country.
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01 Nov 2011
An academic study has outlined the benefits of interactive digital gaming (exergaming) and suggested that it could form an alternative to traditional, supervised exercise for children.
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14 Mar 2011
A new report has suggested that obesity alone may not be linked to a high risk of death in women.
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29 Nov 2010
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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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