Ernæringsekspert Per Brændgaard Mikkelsen har skrevet en ny slankeguide i samarbejde med Sundhedsstyrelsen og Komiteen for Sundhedsoplysning.
New research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health indicates that the advertising of alcohol in predominantly African-American neighborhoods of New York City may add to problem drinking behavior among residents.
In a study of 244 New Zealand children, researchers found that the children’s daily exercise levels generally declined between the ages of 3 and 5, while their time in front of the TV or in other sedentary activities stayed consistent.
The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation published this press release which is based on the Texas study found on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18954578?dopt=Abstract
215 participants from Dortmund, Germany were followed for 4 years. Neither changes in dietary fiber intake, nor whole-grain intake were associated with concurrent changes in %BodyFat and BMI.
Being sedentary is now considered a risk factor for stroke and dementia, said rearchers at University of Calgary in Canada.
Greve, Esbjerg, Ålborg, Århus, Tønder, Struer, Køge, Vejen, Fredensborg og Roskilde kommuner har tilsammen netop modtaget 15 mio kroner fra Sundhedsstyrelsen til deres arbejde mod overvægt.
After 12 weeks a workplace program, offered to workers at eight Home Depot sites, 51% of workers were meeting experts’ general recommendations for exercise.
According to a study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine obese men with erectile dysfunction are shown to have low levels of hormones, such as testosterone.
Abdominal fat comes in two different forms. Some of it is located in the fatty tissue just beneath the skin. This subcutaneous fat behaves like the fat elsewhere in the body; it’s no friend to health, but it’s no special threat either. Fat inside the abdomen is another story. This visceral fat, which is located around the internal organs, can damage your health.