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To Increase Physical Activity, Focus on How, not Why

By Guest PostFebruary 22, 2011Healthbehavior changing strategies, behavior strategies, chronic illnesses, cognitive approaches, exercise, Health, lifestyles, manageable goals, meta analysis, obesity, pedometers, physical activity, protection, self monitoring, university of missouri, vicki conn

*Behavior strategies, such as self-monitoring and goals, motivate best, MU study finds*

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Most people know that exercise is important to maintain and improve health; however, sedentary lifestyles and obesity rates are at all-time highs and have become major national issues. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found that healthy adults who received interventions focused on behavior-changing strategies significantly increased their physical activity levels. Conversely, interventions based on cognitive approaches, which try to change knowledge and attitudes, did not improve physical activity. (more…)

Study: African American Men Say Doctor Visits Are Often a Bad Experience

By Guest PostJanuary 30, 20111 commentCultureafrican american men, change eating habits, chronic illnesses, derek griffith, doctor, ethnic groups, healthy behaviors, julie ober allen, katie gunter, lifestyle, lose weight, stressfull

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don’t give adequate information on how to make prescribed behavior or lifestyle changes, a new University of Michigan study shows.

When they did go, the majority of the 105 men questioned said they disliked the tone physicians used with them. When those men did visit the doctor, they said it was because they were seeking test results or their family encouraged them to go. (more…)

Yes Virginia, People Who Eat Healthier Really Do Live Longer

By Guest PostDecember 26, 2010Healthamy l anderson, biochemical measures, breakfast cereal, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic illnesses, dietary experts, dietary patterns, fat and sugar, healthy eating habits, infectious diseases, live longer, low fat dairy products, mortality, nadine r sahyoun, poultry and fish, quality of life, type 2 diabetes

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Medical and dietary experts have long recommended healthy eating habits. Now, on the eve of one of our most calorically indulgent holidays, a new study provides some of the strongest evidence yet that those with healthy diets really do to live longer and feel better.

In a study published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from the University of Maryland and five other institutions found that diets favoring “healthier foods” were associated with significantly reduced mortality when compared to diets high in fat and sugar. Their study investigated the associations of dietary patterns with mortality through analysis of the eating patterns of over 2500 adults between the ages of 70 and 79 over a ten-year period. (more…)

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To Increase Physical Activity, Focus on How, not Why

Study: African American Men Say Doctor Visits Are Often a Bad Experience

Yes Virginia, People Who Eat Healthier Really Do Live Longer