- If, on the other hand, people with a strong genetic predisposition to obesity spend one hour each day walking briskly or engaging in comparable exercise, they can halve the genes effect. (CNN)
- WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- People who walk briskly an hour a day could beat back would have the same effect, said Ruth Loos, director of Genetics of Obesity and Related Metabolic Traits at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. (US News and World Report)
- People who took brisk walks for at least an hour a day were able to cut their genetic risk for obesity by half. But a sedentary lifestyle marked by watching more than four hours of television a day increased the genetic influence by 50 percent. (msnbc.com)
- WASHINGTON: A sedentary lifestyle can amplify a genetic disposition to obesity, but just walking briskly, and briefly, each day can cut that effect in half, a new study showed on Wednesday. (Channel NewsAsia)
- The effect of genes on obesity was measured by differences in BMI per point of the genetic predisposition score, corresponding to each BMI-increasing gene, according to a press release. (Cardiology Today)
- And scientists are looking hard for some genetic marker that will distinguish the truly dangerous prostate cancer. (KCEN TV NBC 6)
- A new U.S. study concludes that a sedentary lifestyle can amplify a genetic disposition to obesity — however, just by walking 'briskly' and exercising a little more, the effect can be cut by 50 percent. 2. (SmartPlanet.com)
- Walking left him winded and he cried on shopping trips Many have tried and failed at diets. Thats because obesity is frequently a genetic problem and not connected to a lack of willpower or laziness, Davis explained. (Huffington Post)
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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