It's common knowledge that obesity is a global epidemic, particularly in industrialized countries, and that it is a major cause of disease and poor overall health. However, there has been a tug-of-war ...

Could an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise be making you age faster? Researchers at Mayo Clinic believe there is a link between these modifiable lifestyle factors and the biological processes of ...

Older adults who don’t get enough exercise and have trouble sleeping tend to be obese, according to a new study. Adding more activity could ease the negative impacts on sleeping on obesity. Despite ...

New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown that caloric intake is the main driver of obesity worldwide rather than sedentary time. The study included over ...

A 2021 field team in Illeret, Kenya. From left: Srishti Sadhir, Ephraim Achau, Amanda McGrosky, David Nyasaga, Tom Otube, Koriye Koriye, Asher Rosinger, and Samuel Esho. That Americans are sedentary ...

Objectives To evaluate the effects of brief bouts of exercise spread throughout the day, termed ‘exercise snacks’, on cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, and cardiometabolic health outcomes in ...

Exercise has its fair share of devotees and millions of others who recognize its value but still struggle to include workouts in their daily routines. Motivation can be a significant hurdle when it ...

Fourty per cent of Nairobi women may be victims of heart disease due to lack of physical exercise and poor lifestyle, the Cardiac Society of Kenya has said. The secretary of the society, Bernard ...