Increase Gym Time to Combat Obesity in Girls: Study
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NEW YORK  - A new report suggests a simple  strategy for combating obesity among young girls -- increasing  their gym time.
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NEW YORK  - Young women showed less dissatisfaction with their weight and shape after participating in an Internet-based eating disorder prevention program, researchers from Germany found.
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Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.
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Regular exercise is not enough to offset the health problems associated with obesity - but that shouldn&#39;t stop people who are overweight from working out, according to a study to be published in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of
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Teen girls who frequently weighed themselves were more likely than others to resort to unhealthy dieting measures, and some ended up gaining close to twice as much weight, a study of Minnesota students found.
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Researchers report that in the typical high school gym class &#151; where there are a few jumping jacks before a halfhearted game of softball &#151; students are active for an average of just 16 minutes.
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Obese women can improve their health without dieting by changing their eating habits and exercising more, researchers said on Monday.
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Exercise alone is unlikely to prevent obesity in preschoolers but it does improve their motor skills, may boost their confidence and can establish a healthy life-long habit, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Sustained, vigorous exercise   may be more effective than lower-intensity activity in helping   children avoid obesity and stay fit, a new study shows.
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Obese women can ward off heart disease if they exercise. But they place themselves at a higher risk of diabetes if they don&#39;t lose weight.
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NEW YORK  - Women who exercise routinely for four or more hours per week may reduce their chances of having a successful pregnancy with in vitro fertilization (IVF), new research suggests.
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Strenuous exercise -- such as lap swimming, aerobics and running -- appears to cut the risk of some breast cancers in women, a study said on Monday.
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It may seem counterintuitive, but sleeping more can help keep people from becoming obese, according to a new study. A sleep study conducted by Columbia University researchers found that people who got less
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MONDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood obesity may lead to earlier onset of puberty for girls, a U.S. study concludes.
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It is better for women to be fat and fit than lean and lazy if they want to prevent heart problems, a new study shows. But the surprising findings aren&#39;t carte blanche for Americans
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The recent rise in obesity may be partly due to the reduced amount of time we spend sleeping, according to new research from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
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NEW YORK  - The amount of time people spend   sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.