Maintaining high physical activity level for many years lessens weight gain going into middle age

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 13:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Young adults, particularly women, who maintained high levels of moderate and vigourous activity over a period of 20 years experienced smaller gains in weight and waist circumference during the transition from young adulthood to middle age, compared to individuals with lower activity levels, according a study in the December 15 issue of JAMA...

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