Archive for August, 2010

  • Exercise ‘can control appetite’

    Exercise ‘can control appetite’

    The benefits of exercise have been underlined by a study that reveals it not only burns off calories, but can reduce feelings of hunger as well. The findings suggest a “double whammy” benefit that may help the overweight to slim. Researchers studying obese mice found that exercise restored the sensitivity of brain cells involved in controlling appetite. The [...]

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  • Athletes advised over training

    Athletes advised over training

    Diet management and properly regulated training is key for marathon runners in order to avoid health problems and serious injury, according to experts. A team of US sports medicine specialists have recommended that long-distance runners eat around 30 to 45 calories per kilogram of weight each day, with a diet that includes 65% carbohydrates, 25% protein [...]

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  • UK marathon man runs to Africa

    UK marathon man runs to Africa

    A Scottish doctor is planning to set a world record by running 3,000 miles from John O’Groats to North Africa in 85 days. The ultra-marathon feat will begin on November 8 and take Andy Murray through Scotland, England, France and Spain before he reaches his destination of Merzouga in Morocco on January 27. The gruelling charity challenge [...]

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