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The cost of childhood obesity
July 22, 2014 -- What’s the most cost-effective way to prevent childhood obesity? Is it by taxing sugary beverages? Requiring more physical education classes in schools? Eliminating the corporate tax deduction for marketing and advertising when it comes…
Social network project tackles obesity and diabetes
July 14, 2014 -- Making use of the ties between friends and family to promote healthy behaviors appears to motivate people to better manage their weight over the long term—and reduce their risk for obesity and diabetes—even in…
Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors
For immediate release: April 16, 2014 Boston, MA — Young people who conform most strongly to norms of masculinity and femininity—the most “feminine” girls and the most “masculine” boys—are significantly more likely than their peers to engage in…
Cancer prevention: Flexible work environment, folate supplementation may be protective
A flexible work environment that enables staff to make time for physical activity appears to reduce cancer risk in middle-aged workers, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Center for Work, Health, and Well-being.…
Muscle training linked with lowered risk of type 2 diabetes
A new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study finds that muscle strengthening and conditioning activities—like resistance exercise, yoga, stretching and toning—are associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Following nearly 100,000 women over eight years,…
Poll finds lack of physical education in public schools a concern of parents
Almost seven in 10 parents say their child’s school does not provide daily physical education even though experts recommend 150 to 225 minutes per school week For immediate release: December 2, 2013 Princeton, N.J. – In a time…
How liver ‘talks’ to muscle: A well-timed, coordinated conversation
For immediate release: Monday, October 23, 2013 Boston, MA – A major collaborative research effort involving scientists at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Harvard University has uncovered a novel signal mechanism…
Adding years to life--and life to years
[Fall 2013 Centennial issue] Today, it’s conventional wisdom and a scientific truism that regular exercise is one of the healthiest habits around. But public health researchers weren’t always so certain that physical fitness was essential. One of the…
Less processed meat, more fish and exercise may boost sperm count, quality
Men may be able to boost their sperm counts by eating less processed meats such as bacon, eating more fish, and getting more exercise, according to new research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Researchers who looked…
Three generations of HSPH researchers explore health benefits of exercise
July 11, 2013 — In the 1960s, the late epidemiologist Ralph Paffenbarger, Jr. launched a study of men matriculating as undergraduates at Harvard University that would be among the first to link physical activity to a longer, healthier…
