Exercise for Weight Loss

Truck-stop restaurants are not known for healthy cuisine, but many
truckers wouldn’t mind some, the results of a new survey suggest.

It lowers stress and depression, even though it doesn’t impact on
hot flashes, study finds

In a study of inexperienced runners training for a recreational
4-mile road race, a graded 13-week training program did not reduce
the number of running-related injuries compared with a standard
8-week training program.

Older men can lose body fat, but treatment won’t boost strength or
mental powers, study finds

The price of fruits and vegetables is climbing faster than
inflation, while junk food is actually becoming cheaper, the
findings of a new study suggest.

The amount of calcium and vitamin D in the diet appears to have
little or no impact on the risk of prostate cancer, but the
consumption of low-fat or nonfat milk may increase the risk of the
malignancy, according to the results of two studies published in
the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Currently recommended waist circumference thresholds for
identifying people with an increase likelihood of having type 2
diabetes should be modified for Asian and white women and men, a
new study suggests.

The dietary supplement L-carnitine can lessen fatigue and boost
mental function in very old people, Italian researchers report.

Gymnasts, shot putters, platform divers and other athletes who
frequently bear weight on hyperextended wrists are at risk of
developing pinched tendons in the joint, a team of orthopedic
surgeons reports.

Although use of testosterone supplements may increase lean body
mass and reduce fat mass in older men, it does not improve
functional mobility or mental ability, according to a report in the
Journal of the American Medical Association for January 2.