Study: Even a little exercise fends off weight gain

Study: Even a little exercise fends off weight gain

Researchers find 30 minutes' daily walking key to maintenance

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) --Overweight adults who are not on a diet need only
a small amount of exercise -- the equivalent of a half-hour of brisk
walking per day -- to prevent further weight gain, a study found.

Participants who got no exercise during the eight-month study gained an
average of almost 2.5 pounds. But 73 percent of those who briskly walked 11
miles a week, or about 30 minutes a day, were able to maintain their weight
or even lose a few pounds.

The most noticeable weight loss occurred in those who did the most vigorous
exercise -- jogging about 17 miles weekly. They lost an average of nearly
eight pounds over eight months, and also shed more than 10 pounds of body
fat and gained about 3 pounds of lean body mass on average.

The study was led by Duke University researchers and involved 120
overweight or mildly obese adults who were instructed not to diet during
the research. The findings appear in Monday's Archives of Internal
Medicine.

The study confirms that exercise without cutting calories is not the most
effective way to lose weight, said Dr. Samuel Klein, director of the Center
for Human Nutrition at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Louis.

But demonstrating that small amounts of exercise alone can prevent weight
gain is significant, given the nation's growing obesity epidemic, Klein
said.

"That's important because on average we gain about a pound of fat a year
from age 25 to 55 in this country," he said. "Preventing that would be very
important."

The men and women studied were ages 40 to 65. They had an average body-mass
index of 29.7; anything between 25 and 29 is considered overweight, while
30 and above is obese. The index is a height-weight ratio.

Government estimates suggest more than 60 percent of American adults are
overweight.

The study may help settle confusion over conflicting recommendations from
the Institute of Medicine and the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.

The institute, a private group that advises the government, has recommended
adults get at least an hour of moderate-intensity exercise daily. The
study's findings suggest that may be unrealistic and unnecessary for weight
maintenance; they are more in line with the CDC's recommendations for a
half-hour of moderate exercise per day, said Duke researcher Cris Slentz,
the study's lead author.

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NR the Useless gets a great kick out pretending to be a fat woman.

It's a forgery folks-nove along.

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On 21 Jan 2004 08:29:19 +0100, Jean C wrote:

The study confirms that exercise without cutting calories is not the most
effective way to lose weight,

duh

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Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.

On 21 Jan 2004 13:53:13 GMT, Lady Veteran ,
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NR the Useless gets a great kick out pretending to be a fat woman.

I thought Jean was your friend. Why did you call her fat? That's not
very accepting, Bobbi.

Jade


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