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Obesity and Diabetes
Research from Mayo Clinic provides new data about obesity and diabetes
April 29th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Diabetes, "OBJECTI'VE-Diminished daily physical activity explains, in part, why obesity and diabetes have become worldwide epidemics. In particular, chair use has replaced ambulation, so that obese individuals tend to sit for similar to 2.5 h/day more than lean counterparts." "Here, we address the hypotheses that free-living daily walking distance is decreased in obesity compared with lean subjects and that experimental weight gain precipitates decreased daily walking. During weight-maintenance feeding, we measured free-living walking using a validated system that captures locomotion and body movement for 10...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-29)
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