News tagged with lifestyle behaviors

Exceptional fossils reveal the earliest evidence of social behavior in mammals

Evidence of lifestyle and social behavior is almost never preserved in the fossil record. Now, a group of researchers from the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris), CNRS (Paris) and Museo de Historia ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Four unhealthy behaviors combine to increase death risk

Four unhealthy behaviors -- smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet and alcohol consumption -- appear to be associated with a substantially increased risk of death when combined, according to a report in the April 26 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sedentary TV time may cut life short

Couch potatoes beware: every hour of television watched per day may increase the risk of dying earlier from cardiovascular disease, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Lifestyle interventions in the prevention and treatment of cancer

There is clear evidence that lifestyle choices affect the incidence and treatment of cancer, according to a study published in the current issue of American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM).

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Weight Loss Among Widows More Harmful to Health Than Post-Wedding Weight Gain, Research Shows

(PhysOrg.com) -- The death of a spouse has a much more profound effect on weight change than marital status, according to new research by sociologists at The University of Texas at Austin.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seven steps to successful child and adolescent weight loss

Overweight children and adolescents, with the active involvement of their parents and families, can successfully lose weight by following the Seven Steps to Success described in the current issue of Obesity Management, a jou ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fast-food density and neighborhood walkability affect residents' weight and waist size

In a research article published recently by the American Journal of Epidemiology, Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientist Fuzhong Li, Ph.D., and colleagues show that a high-density of fast food outlets was associated with a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0