Dementia: Obesity, but not diet or inactivity, raises risk

New research suggests that it may only be obesity, not a poor diet or lack of physical activity, that contributes to dementia risk.

Exercise alone does not achieve weight loss

Exercise alone is unlikely to help you shift the pounds, a new study finds. Instead, physical activity should be combined with a healthful diet.

Living with COPD: Tips, activities, and treatments

Learn about keeping up with life with COPD, diet changes that may be beneficial, physical activity for people with COPD, and breathing exercises.

Alzheimer’s-causing proteins could be reduced with a healthy diet, exercise

A healthy diet, a healthy BMI, and regular physical activity could reduce the buildup of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.

Adherence to cancer prevention guidelines may reduce risk

Following cancer prevention guidelines on diet and physical activity consistently reduced overall cancer incidence and mortality, as well as reducing risk of breast, endometrial, and colorectal…

Eating habits most important in weight gain in children

Some children gain weight faster than others. Eating habits seem to have far more to say than physical activity, research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology suggests.

Diet and exercise really do help avert type 2 diabetes, say Task Force

A cluster of studies provides clinical and cost effectiveness evidence that diet and physical activity programs can reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and normalize blood sugar.

A healthy lifestyle before bowel cancer diagnosis could help improve survival

Following lifestyle guidelines about diet, physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight is associated with an improved likelihood of survival when diagnosed with bowel cancerThis is based…

Resveratrol supplements ‘may impair body’s response to exercise’

Opposing previous research, a new study claims that resveratrol supplements do not enhance the benefits of physical activity, but reverse them.

Diets high in fruit, vegetables, whole grains and nuts among factors to lower first-time stroke risk

Eating Mediterranean or DASH-style diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping your blood pressure under control can lower your risk of a first-time stroke, experts say. Additionally, these experts not updated prevention guidelines that focus on lowering stroke risk among women.

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