From this recent New York Times article Treatments: Study Sees Little Benefit in Chondroitin for Arthritis comes this information:
From this Study Exercise may lower diabetes risk in older adults come these results:
“Resistance training may not only help to build muscle in older people, it may also be warding off type 2 diabetes, a new study demonstrates.”
From this article Proof: There IS a gene that makes you fat comes this information:
“Scientists have discovered a rogue gene behind the obesity epidemic.”
From the ABC News 20/20 report, Is Cardio-Free the Way To Be? come points of view for and against cardio exercise:
One point of view:
"Cardiovascular exercise kills a weight-loss plan, your internal organs, your immune system, your time and your motivation. If your true goal is to lose weight, interval strength training is the only way to go," says Karas, an ABC News correspondent, celebrity trainer and fitness expert.
Another view:
From this article Diets damage health, shows biggest ever study comes this revelation:
“The world's largest study of weight loss has shown that diets do not work for the vast majority of slimmers and may even put lives at risk.
More than two-thirds pile the pounds straight back on, raising the danger of heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Indeed most dieters end up heavier than they did to start with, the researchers found.”
From this study Neural Biochemical Levels Increase With Exercise comes a very interesting result:
“Levels of a naturally-produced chemical that promotes brain health increase proportionally to the intensity of exercise, according to a joint research project between the Departments of Physiology and Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences at Texas Tech.”
This Web MD article Just 1 In 7 Adults Eat Right And Exercise mentions these government recommendations:
“U.S. dietary guidelines call for adults to get five or more servings of fresh fruits and vegetables per day. Government health recommendations also urge at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise five days per week or vigorous-intensity exercise at for least 20 minutes three days per week”.
“Exercise... It may also be the answer to preventing stiff, achy joints that can lead to debilitating arthritis. An Australian study suggests the more time older women spend exercising, the better their chances are of staying pain-free from one of the biggest chronic conditions plaguing developed countries. “
And this:
