Obesity Prevention
New obesity prevention study results reported from Loughborough University, Department of Human Sciences
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 9th, 2008
New investigation results, 'Four-week pedometer-determined activity patterns in normal-weight, overweight and obese adults,' are detailed in a study published in Preventive Medicine. "To assess pedometer-determined ambulatory activity in normal-weight, overweight and obese UK adults. Eighty-six normal-weight (BMI <25 kg/m2) (age=34±12.1 years), 91 overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2) (age=40.6±13.6 years) and 75 obese (BMI >or=30 kg/m2) (age=41.2±12.4 years) participants, from the East Midlands, provided 4 weeks of continuous pedometer-determined activity data, during the winter in 2006," scientists in the United Kingdom...
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