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Walking is beneficial for weight loss, but what if that walk is a leisurely stroll?

One study found that for overweight individuals, the stroll may be even more effective at shedding pounds.

Researchers from the University of Colorado found that obese women who walked slowly over a given distance burned more calories than if they stepped it up.

The lead author of the study, Ray Browning:

The results show that people who walk a mile at a leisurely pace burn more calories than if they walk a mile at their normal pace. In addition, those who walk at 2 miles per hour rather than 3 miles per hour reduce the loads on their knee joints by up to 25 percent.

One caveat: Walking slowly may burn more calories than walking briskly, but it doesnt improve cardiovascular health. For that you need to complement your routine with something that will get your heart pumping such as cycling, swimming, or stair climbing.

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For a summary of the study:
Walk Slowly For Weight Loss, According To CU-Boulder Study
or
Study: Slow Walking May Be Best for Obese

For the study itself:
Obesity Research, May, 2005 (Abstract only, subscription required for full article)
Energetic Cost and Perred Speed of Walking in Obese vs. Normal Weight Women

Honest People More Healthy and Happy | To obtain a healthy body, make sure you always eat fruits and vegetables, regular exercise, and stay away from lies. According to research, more honest people who are physically and mentally.

A study showed that the average American lied 11 times in a week, ranging from "white lie" a sort of compliment, to infidelity or a more serious lies. According to research conducted by Anita Kelly, professor of psychology at Notre Dame, if we reduce the number of lies that we do, in fact we can achieve a higher life satisfaction..


"No lie is clearly associated with better health," said Kelly.

"Lying can cause stress to many people, triggering anxiety and even depression. Reduce lies not only good for your relationship, but also healthy," said Dr.Bryan Bruno, chairman of the psychiatry department of Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City.

A habit of saying and acting honestly for 10 weeks also make it more intelligent participants avoid lies. For example, responding to questions that could lead to a tendency to lie with another question as a diversion.

Health for human |  Apparently eating fruits are very beneficial for health, including preventing heart and blood vessel disease. you need to know the latest research indicates, consume in the form of juice or fruit juice, it gives greater efficacy than eating it in the form intact.

Dr. Decorde Kelly of the University of Montpellier France and his team report on a study to prove that peratmakalinya processing the fruit into juice or fruit juice has important implications for health. So far, said Decorde, people eat fruit in the form of processed products like juice, but information on the nutritional composition limited to the shape intact.

To analyze the extent to which the process of "Juicing" This affects the content of powerful antioxidants called phenols in fruit, Decorde and his team carried out tests using hamster.

The animals were divided into groups and let them have a diet with high levels of fat and cholesterol to trigger the onset of atherosclerosis or the formation of fatty plaques in arteries that can cause heart attacks and strokes. Groups of hamsters fed no apple, purple grape, apple juice, grape juice and water.

Of animals A control group to undergo a normal diet. The amount of fruit the hamsters consumed balanced view of human normal consumption averages about three apples and three series of wine per day. Hamsters given juice drank the equivalent of four glasses per day for a person weighing 70 kilograms (154 pounds).

Apples and grapes according to the study the researchers have same phenol content, while the purple grape juice had 2.5 times more phenols than apple juice.

At the end of the study revealed, compared with animals given water, fed hamsters the fruit and juice had lower cholesterol levels, less oxidative stress, and less fat accumulation in the vessels of the aorta, the main channel of supplying oxygenated blood throughout the body. Purple grape juice was recorded to give the greatest influence followed by purple grapes, apple juice and fruit.

"These findings indicate that the amount of phenols contained in the diet has a direct effect on its antioxidant properties," wrote the researchers who load their research in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research April 2008 issue.

Other antioxidant compounds in fruits such as vitamin C and carotenoids, could also contribute to their effects. The results of this study said, Decorde, give advice and encouragement that fruit and fruit juices may have significant relevance and could diapliasikan for public health.

One More Proof, Sleep Deprivation Trigger Diabetes? | A recent research suggesting a link between lack of sleep and the risk of diabetes. In their research, scientists from the Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston found, inconsistent sleep schedule or sleep deprivation can increase the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

In his study, researchers monitored 21 healthy people, who all live in a sleep laboratory for nearly six weeks, in which the cycles of sleep, diet and activity are all controlled by researcher.

The findings showed that participants who are only allowed to sleep about six hours a night and experienced a shift in the cycle sleep/wake has a blood sugar level is higher and tends to slow down the metabolic process.

"The level of glucose that higher for long periods of time on some of the participants could be increased to pre-diabetes," said the researcher. These findings were published on 11 April 2012 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Sleep and blood sugar

In the study, researchers conducted blood tests to measure levels of several hormones, including insulin, cortisol (stress related), and leptin and ghrelin (which relate to regulate appetite).

They found that disrupted sleep schedules cause a decrease in 32 percent of the amount of insulin released in the body after eating. Insulin is a key hormone in the regulation of blood sugar.

"The decline in insulin levels is one explanation of how the disruption or lack of sleep can cause diabetes," said Lisa Rafalson, a professor of pediatrics and family medicine at the University at Buffalo.

Rafalson revealed an increase in stress hormones that kept awake the body can cause hormonal imbalances. "Insulin can not perform their duties efficiently, so you end up getting the remaining excess glucose in the bloodstream," he said.

While the latest findings, the researchers did not notice any changes in hormone levels gheriln (which increases appetite) on the sleep-deprived participants. Whereas some previous studies showed that sleep deprivation can lead to higher levels of the hormone ghrelin and leptin are lower.

Related to these findings, Fonseca said, researchers need to find out if there is a solution to prevent the increased risk of diabetes in addition to sleep more.

"The reality is that many people who sleep less because they work. We need to identify if there is anything else they can do to fix it," he said.