Performing moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) in the afternoon or evening may improve blood glucose control to a greater extent than exercising evenly throughout the day, new research suggests. The data comes from 775 participants with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 26.2 kg/mtwo in the Dutch Observational Epidemiology of Obesity (NEO) study. The use of … Read more
Increases in depression without proportional increases in treatment are widespread, reports a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York. In 2020, depression in the past 12 months was prevalent among nearly 1 in 10 Americans and nearly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults. The … Read more
According to a new study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, older adults who consistently get up early and stay active throughout the day are happier and perform better on cognitive tests than those with irregular activity patterns. The findings, published online at JAMA Psychiatry, suggest that the activity patterns -; not only … Read more