Health Benefits of Standing -- Over Sitting - http://clapway.com/2015/08/02/health-benefits-of-standing-over-sitting-245/

A new study shows that those who spend more time standing in comparison to those who sit more often were associated with all the health benefits of standing — including lower fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, and cholesterol. Researchers attached a monitor to almost 700 participants over a seven day period and found for every two additional hours spent sitting were significantly associated with a higher body mass index, and waist circumference.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF STANDING INCLUDE LIPID METABOLISM

The study was done at the University of Queensland in Australia and appeared in the European Heart Journal. Sitting is associated with fasting glucose and lipids were independent of moderate to vigorous physical activity, according to the researchers. Associations with the adiposity markers and the 2-hour plasma glucose weren’t statistically significant after they were modified for exercise.

These findings provide important preliminary evidence of the potential health benefits of standing for cardio-metabolic risk makers and especially improved on their lipid metabolism. This study shows that there are important public health implications because sitting is a very common behavior.

SPENDING MORE TIME SITTING INCREASES ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY

A lot of research has been done on the detriments on sitting and a recent meta-analysis found that those who spend a lot of time sitting in chairs face a higher all-cause mortality risk, independent of whether or not they exercised after sitting. But exercise has been shown to lead clear benefits for adults and children who lead otherwise high sedentary lifestyles.

In the study, they also found that replacing two hours a day of sitting time with stepping was associated with a lower BMI and lower triglycerides and higher HDL cholesterol. This study offered an important contribution to the amount of evidence pointing to the need to avoid sedentary behavior.

ACTIVITY WHILE AT WORK BURNS MORE CALORIES THAN WORKING OUT

A person who walks while at work for 2 hours, stands for another 4 hours, and does other daily chores at home for another hour will burn more calories than those who jog or run for an hour. Data was taken from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study, which began in 2000 but went under its third data collection in 2011 and 2012.

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The thing that happens when you let #grandparents #overfeed #children. - http://clapway.com/2015/07/19/china-grandparents-overfeed-kids-and-make-them-fat234/

China’s children are getting fatter, but it’s not because of junk food and fizzy drinks. It’s because of the grandparents. No kidding. It seems that their grandparents kids in China and cause them to become fat.

Over the last two decades, the rate of increase in childhood obesity prevalence in China, particularly in urban centres has skyrocketed. Just think about this: the ‘Rising Dragon’ is now ranked No. 2 after the United States for the most obese residents. But tackling the issue in the country of nearly 1.4 billion is no easy feat.

What do grandparents have to do with this?

While grandparents aren’t the sole reason for the country’s obesity epidemic, they are partly to blame, according to a study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity on Thursday by researchers at Britain’s University of Birmingham.

Older generations reportedly have a different perception of what constitutes a balanced diet.

Chinese grandparents have “experienced underweight, under-nutrition, food shortage, physical hardship and deprivation in their early lives.” They now play a central role in taking care of their grandchildren. They share more than the love; they share the food.

This is particularly common in single child families – widely known as the ‘single family treasure’. It isn’t unusual for multiple generations to live under the same roof. Since China introduced its One-Child policy in late 1979, there are nearly 150 million single-child households in the country where grandparents are usually held in great respect.

Fat is happy

The study’s lead author, Bai Li and his colleagues carried out interviews with grandparents, parents and teachers in order to examine the factors influencing a child’s care and weight. They found that the grandparents tended to boycott attempts by parents and school staff to promote healthy eating and physical activity – sometimes secretly.

Some common beliefs held among grandparents were that fat children are well cared for and that obesity related diseases could only happen in adults. A recurrent theme in all groups was a preference for fat children among grandparents, the authors of the study wrote. “Fat means wealthy,” grandparents from Hechi, a city of southern China, said.

The Grandchildren Overfeed Kids Phenomenon

Researchers found that Chinese grandparents tend to overfeed and overindulge by excusing their “huang di” – or “little emperors,” as they are commonly known – from household chores that could give them some physical exercise.

Overall children who were mainly cared for by their grandparents were more likely to be overweight or obese than children who were mainly cared for by their parents or other adults.

According to co-author Peymane Adab, as childcare provided through grandparents is a growing social trend across the world, older generations need to be included in future interventions to promote healthy behaviours among children – notably in China.

Grandparents Overfeeding Their Kids and Obesity in Children

Previous research carried out by the University of Helsinki, found that children who were mainly looked after by their grandparents were 22 percent more likely to be overweight or obese than those who stayed with their parents or were babysat by friends or neighbours.

Similarly a study by University College London found grandparents guilty of spoiling children with threats resulting in kids being a third more likely to be overweight.

Especially in the summer, taking care of children’s eating habits is crucial, according to a recent research by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health published in the June Journal of School Health.

So, what’s your opinion on grandparents overfeeding kids? How can we promote kids’ healthy eating habits? Share your comments in the section below.

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Some very good news for the #foodies - http://clapway.com/2015/07/06/study-adventurous-eaters-got-it-right-123/

We think of those adventurous eaters who love to try new dishes and exotic cuisines as being excessive–even insatiable–yet a new study suggests otherwise: Foodies weigh less and could be in better shape than those among us who have less adventurous eating habits.

Good news for adventurous eaters

The study objective was to identify how food neophilia may relate to body mass index (BMI). If you are an adventurous eater you can finally back up your beliefs with science. Researchers revealed that it actually pays to be a foodie.

“Promoting adventurous eating in adults could help individuals lose or maintain weight without feeling as restricted,” researchers said.

The results of the nationwide online survey

A nationwide US online survey was conducted with a group of 501 diverse young women measuring “eating adventurousness, perceptions of novel foods, lifestyle and psychological characteristics, and BMI”.

Results showed that those who had eaten the wildest and widest variety of uncommon foods — including seitan, beef tongue, Kimchi, rabbit, and polenta— also rated themselves as healthier eaters, more physically active, and more food-conscious when compared with non-adventurous eaters.

The new Cornell Food and Brand Lab study even found that foodies were more sociable, and much more likely to have friends over for dinner, according to lead author Lara Latimer.

Adventurous eaters promoting extravagant diets

The research team adjusted the data to draw on possible associations between adventurous eating, BMI and body image.

The report published in the journal Obesity suggested that weight satisfaction, however, was not associated with adventurous eating.

Researches nevertheless hope that the study could lead to new – more daring – diets.

No more boring salads

Coauthor Brian Wansink, author of “Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life” advised dieters everywhere to move away from the “same boring salad” by adding some more adventurous food to the menu.

The study “could kick start a more novel, fun and healthy life of food adventure,” he said. “These findings are important to dieters because they show that promoting adventurous eating may provide a way for people –especially women – to lose or maintain weight without feeling restricted by a strict diet”.

Are you adventurous eaters or more traditional ones?

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