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Volume 1, Issue 7
Vigorous exercise helps to prevent breast cancer
Stronger childhood motor skills linked to higher levels of physical activity
Reduce your risk for colorectal cancer through regular exercise
Exercise reduces fatty liver tissue in obese teens
Regular physical activity can improve womenÕs cholesterol
Vigorous exercise helps to prevent breast cancer
Need a reason to give your workout a boost? New research recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicates that postmenopausal women who exercise vigorously lower their risk of breast cancer.
41,836 postmenopausal women were tracked for eighteen years and it was found that women who engaged in high levels of physical activity had a 14 percent lower risk of breast cancer than those who participated in low levels of activity. 1
Stronger childhood motor skills linked to higher levels of physical activity
Recent research published in the American Journal of Pediatrics indicated that children with better motor skills and abilities tend to be more physically active and less sedentary than children with poorer coordination.
The study assessed the physical activity levels and motor skills including running speed and agility, balance, coordination, strength, dexterity, response time and visual-motor control, of eight to ten year old children. Based on the findings, researchers recommend that physical activities should be fun and developmentally appropriate so that children at any level of motor ability can participate. 2
Reduce your risk for colorectal cancer through regular exercise
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer affecting both men and women, resulting in more than 55,000 deaths last year. Now new research from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France provides further evidence that regular exercise can help reduce oneÕs risk for colon cancer.
Researchers followed 413,000 individuals in ten European countries and found that individuals who engaged in regular vigorous physical activity had a 22 percent lower risk of getting colon cancer than those who were less active or inactive. 3
Exercise reduces fatty liver tissue in obese teens
Obesity on the rise, and with it so is fatty liver disease, a condition which can cause many complications, including cirrhosis. Due to the increasing rates of childhood obesity, fatty liver disease, which generally effects adults, is now affecting obese youth and teens.
In an effort to reduce the amounts of fatty tissue in obese teens, researchers in Brazil conducted a 12-week nutrition education and physical activity intervention. At the end of the study the teens had reduced the fatty tissue in their liver significantly, from 52 percent to 29 percent.
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Regular physical activity can improve womenÕs cholesterol
Do you have high cholesterol like millions of others around the world? While prescription medications are often used to control cholesterol levels, recent research indicates that women can do something on their own to as well.
A recent study published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine found that even moderate amounts of physical activity, such as brisk walking, can have a positive effect on womenÕs cholesterol levels. Study participants who engaged in regular moderate to vigorous physical activity had lower levels of ŌbadĶ LDL cholesterol and higher levels of heart healthy HDL cholesterol.
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1 Bardia A, Hartmann LC, Vachon CM, Vierkant RA, Wang AH, Olson JE, Sellers TA, Cerhan JR. (2006). Recreational physical activity and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer based on hormone receptor status. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166, 2478-83.
2 Wrotniak BH, Epstein LH, Dorn JM, Jones KE, Kondilis VA. (2006). The relationship between motor proficiency and physical activity in children. Pediatrics, 118, e1758-65.
3 Friedenreich C, et al. (2006). Physical activity and risk of colon and rectal cancers: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 15, 2398-407.
4 Tock L, et al. (2006). Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease decrease in obese adolescents after multidisciplinary therapy. European Journal of Gastroenteroly and Hepatology, 18, 1241-5.
5 Arquer A, Elosua R, Covas MI, Molina L, Marrugat J. (2006). Amount and intensity of physical activity, fitness, and serum lipids in pre-menopausal women. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 27, 911-8. |
