Category: Fitness
Coalition seeks to boost youth physical activity in King County
Fewer than one in five local youth (19%) engages in the recommended 60 min. of moderate activity, 7 days a week. That’s lower than the national average of 26%.
A weight loss app may be a risky way to address obesity in children
Over the last week, a weight loss app targeted at children and teenagers aged 8-17 has sparked concern among health professionals and parents around the world.
Is organic food actually healthier? We don’t know.
So far no studies have been done that answer the question of whether organic food consumption improves health.
In The Battle Of The Fitness Trackers, The Most Steps Might Not Win
Studies show that 150 minutes of moderate activity, such as walking, can lower the risk of heart disease and stroke, improve sleep, and help reduce weight gain
Choosing groceries ahead of time can lead to better choices
Can pre-ordering groceries help shoppers avoid making impulse purchases and make healthier choices instead?
Confused about what to eat? Science can help
Clean eating or keto? Paleo or gluten-free? Whole 30 or vegan? Forget fad diets. Science has the answer.
Can drinking coffee help you lose weight?
A study found coffee boosts calorie-burning “brown fat” in mouse cells. But for humans to the benefit, they’d need to drink at least 100 cups of coffee.
Diving into cold water can be deadly – here’s how to survive it
Being immersed in cold water causes a “gasp” response and uncontrollable hyperventilation makes the odds of inhaling water much more likely.
What’s to blame for weight game? (It’s not your genes.)
Your genes and gut bugs can influence weight gain, but the effects are modest. Calories in, calories out are what determine your body weight.
Obesity has become the new normal but it’s still a health risk
Obese people — fit or unfit, active or not — are on average at greater risk of heart disease, diabetes and early death than lean people with similar behaviors.
How to eat less red meat
If you’re a red meat-eater, there’s a good chance you’re eating more of it than you should.
How many steps for better health?
Older women who took 4,400 steps a day had a lower risk of dying than those taking 2,700, suggesting you may not have to walk 10,000 steps a day to benefit.
Intermittent fasting: what’s the best method?
There are so many versions of intermittent fasting diets, it’s hard to know which one is best. Here’s what the research says.
Paying people to get healthy works
If you pay people for achievable increases in their daily physical activity, they will continue to be more active for months after the rewards are withdrawn.
Preventing injury as you age – CDC
From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention One in four older adults who are 65 years of age will live into their 90s. Although risk of injury increases as we age, aging without injury is possible. Older adults…