Inadequate physical activity is linked to many chronic diseases. But the mechanisms that tie
muscle activity to health are unclear. The transcriptional coactivator PGC1α has recently …

T he health benefits of physical activity for adults have been well established (US
Department of Health and Human Services, 1996). Similar links with children are not as well …

Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what
this trend actually means? Everybody–including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs …

In this review, we develop a blueprint for exercise biology research in the new millennium.
The first part of our plan provides statistics to support the contention that there has been an …

Background: We have previously shown that exposure to tributyltin (TBT) modulates critical
steps of adipogenesis through RXR/PPARγ and that prenatal TBT exposure predisposes …

Several expert panels have recommended that obese individuals attempt to lose 10% of
their initial body weight through a combination of diet, physical activity, and behavior therapy …

Constant cerebral blood flow (CBF) is vital to human survival. Originally thought to receive
steady blood flow, the brain has shown to experience increases in blood flow during …

The environmental obesogen hypothesis proposes that pre-and postnatal exposure to
environmental chemicals contributes to adipogenesis and the development of obesity …

Shaping Neighbourhoods is unique in combining all aspects of the spatial planning of
neighbourhoods and towns whilst emphasising positive outcomes for people's health and …

Obesity is reaching alarming proportions. In this insightful new approach to understanding
why this is happening, acclaimed mood scientist Robert Thayer offers a new appreciation of …