Fewer TVs, high-fat foods at home help in weight maintenance.Byline: ANI Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): When it comes to maintaining a healthy weight after shedding extra pounds, predictable factors like exercise and control over eating play a role, but so do factors at home like fewer TVs, fewer high-fat foods, and more exercise equipment, says a new study. "The home environment really came out as a stronger factor than we would have anticipated," said lead study author Suzanne Phelan, an assistant professor of kinesiology kinesiology Study of the mechanics and anatomy of human movement and their roles in promoting health and reducing disease. Kinesiology has direct applications to fitness and health, including developing exercise programs for people with and without disabilities, preserving at California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly . For the study, Phelan and colleagues examined surveys of 167 people in different areas of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. who had managed to lose 10 percent or more of their body weight and keep it off for five years or more. Two other groups - one in Providence, R.I. and one in Philadelphia - were overweight or obese and had a history of dieting. The researchers wanted to understand those who successfully had lost weight and "see what really set them apart from other obese people who haven't lost," Phelan said. They found that the weight-losers were 3.95 times more likely than the heavier individuals in the Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. group and 2.85 times more likely than those in the Philadelphia group to exercise. Weight-losers were also 1.63 times more likely than that first group and 1.41 times more likely than the second group to engage in what the researchers called "dietary restraint." The successful weight-losers also had fewer TVs, more exercise equipment and fewer high-fat foods in the home. The findings appear in the October issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine behavioral medicine n. The application of behavior therapy techniques, such as biofeedback and relaxation training, to the prevention and treatment of medical and psychosomatic disorders and to the treatment of undesirable behaviors, such as overeating. . (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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