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+Exercise | January 12, 2011

Even After a Morning Gym Session, a Day at the Desk Could Hurt Your Heart

By Meredith Melnick

We all know that too little exercise can pack on the pounds and  contribute to heart disease and other ills, but a new study published in the European Heart Journal on Jan. 12 shows that we can even cause ourselves harm simply by sitting for too long without moving. And what office worker doesn’t spend much of the day in that position?

+Public Health | July 7, 2010

Which comes first, inactivity or childhood obesity?

By Tiffany O'Callaghan

New research highlighted by the BBC and published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood suggests that the common understanding of the relationship between physical activity and childhood obesity may possibly present things in the wrong order. That is, while it’s a widely held belief — and premise of the First Lady’s Let’s Move campaign [...]