British study found it shaved 10 to 12 years off biological age
WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- A person who maintains aerobic Fitness may delay biological aging by up to 12 years, a new analysis shows.
Jogging and other types of aerobic exercise improve the body's oxygen consumption and its use in generating energy (metabolism). However, a steady decline in maximal aerobic power begins in middle age, decreasing about 5 ml/ (kg. min) every decade, according to the information in the ...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:17 AM
Potbellies in midlife may flood brain with toxic substances, researcher says
By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A potbelly in middle age more than triples the risk of senility decades later, according to a large study that pinpoints a new link between obesity and dementia.
"The take-home message is that it's not only what you weigh, but it's where you carry your weight in midlife," said study author Rachel Whitmer, a research scientist with the ...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:03 AM
PLANS were unveiled today to make schoolchildren do at least two hours of PE a week to help tackle Liverpool's obesity crisis.
Health experts also want to make sure youngsters have the chance to do a further three hours of physical activity a week outside school.
They laid down the three-year target today as part of a wide-ranging plan to improve a problem which costs the NHS in Liverpool £5m a year.
Other proposals include:
· Increasing the size of the weight management ...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:02 AM