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09/26/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Study: Exercise makes you younger on a GENETIC level

Exercise has long been proven to slow down the aging process by supporting healthy organs. In addition to this, recent studies suggest that the effects of exercise can even be observed on the genetic level. Throughout a person’s lifetime, the cells undergo multiple rounds of cell division wherein DNA is replicated for each cell to […]

09/08/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

How much physical exercise you do now will affect the learning ability of your future children

Our looks, intelligence quotient, and personality disposition are not the only things we inherit from our parents. A recent study shows that we get our capacity to learn from them as well. A recent study by Prof. André Fischer and his team from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Goettingen and Munich and […]

06/23/2018 / By Carol Anderson

You are NOT born to be fat: Correct eating habits, not genetics, dictate how much you weigh

Obesity is a complex medical condition in which excess body fat has already accumulated and may cause adverse effects on one’s health. It is usually defined by the body mass index and evaluated in terms of fat distribution and total cardiovascular risk factors. According to data gathered from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, […]

06/12/2018 / By Ralph Flores

The sex-weight connection: Understanding the role the brain plays in body weight control

Aside from morphology, there are a lot of ways males are widely different from females. One of these, as discussed in an article in the journal Nature Communications, has to do with how either sex gain weight. The paper, authored by researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine, indicated that while the underlying process in the phenomenon is still unclear, understanding how […]

09/21/2016 / By slendernews

People with obesity gene ‘can still lose weight’

21st September 2016 – People whose genetic profile makes them more susceptible to piling on the pounds respond equally well tolosing weight through better diet and more exercise as the rest of the population, says a study. Article by Peter Rusell Obesity is a major burden on public health and the public purse, and the […]

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