Overweight people get less out of exercise: study
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Overweight and obese people get less  out of resistance training than leaner people do, researchers  said on Friday in a study that suggests the overweight may have  to try harder to get results.
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NEW YORK  - Being overweight can speed the  progression of knee osteoarthritis, but the effect may be  limited to people who are moderately "bowlegged" or  "knock-kneed," a new study suggests.
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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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Exercise can help people with large   waistlines reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes,   Finnish researchers said on Friday.
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Exercise alone isn&#39;t enough in the fight against diabetes, women have got to drop the weight as well, according to a new study by Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital.
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Overweight people have a tendency to sit, while lean ones have trouble holding still, researchers are reporting.
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Research suggests that impaired  mobility and balance among obese older adults with type 2  diabetes may be related to their low muscle power, which  results from their inability to quickly contract their muscles.
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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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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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People are giving up burning calories for just consuming fewer of them, research suggests.
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Obese people spend more time sitting than leaner persons, who tend to fidget and move more and in the process burn more calories, according to a US study released.
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Elderly people who are obese appear  to have a lower risk of falling ill with tuberculosis compared  to those who are underweight or of average weight, according to  an extensive geriatric study in Hong Kong.
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Americans are fatter than ever, with obesity rates up in most states and fewer people exercising, according to a study released on Monday.
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PEOPLE who sleep less are more likely to be obese, according to research published today. Shahrad Taheri, a scientist at Bristol University, found that people who sleep for five hours a
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Even moderate exercise by older people cuts the risk of developing a syndrome which increases heart disease and diabetes risk, US researchers say.
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Fidgeting and other seemingly minor physical activity can make the difference between being lean and obese, researchers reported today.
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Physical activity can offset some of the harmful health consequences of being overweight but cannot fully erase them, according to the biggest study to examine the relative benefits of being fit vs.