Exercise & Fitness

Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018

Higher cardiorespiratory fitness linked to lower risk of death from colon, lung, prostate cancers

CVD patients may benefit from the devices, but use is lower than the general population

In randomized study, noninferior outcomes for expedited activity versus standard wait of 6 weeks

The AAP obesity guidelines stand to worsen stigma and mental health

Researchers could learn from studying the outcomes

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Longitudinal study tracks French women from midlife

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Benefit observed even in adults with levels of aerobic activity below guideline recommendations

Patients saw improvements in walking, quality of life

Other measures of physical fitness not independently associated with IBD risk

Roux-en-Y bypass or sleeve gastrectomy resolved NASH without exacerbating liver fibrosis