Keeping up with time: don't blame your pot belly on aging
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Research with 30 female endurance athletes indicates that physical activity level is a more powerful determinant than age of body weight. Simply maintaining the same level of activity throughout one's adult years may be enough to prevent fat gain and muscle lost typically associated with aging.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1997
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Getting the facts: doctor, doctor, gimme the news
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Research with 500 patients and 74 doctors indicates that physicians tend to underestimate their patients' desire for medical information. Patients listed 'communication of information' second in importance among 9 major medical care components, while doctors rated this component 6th.
Publication Name: Prevention
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0032-8006
Year: 1997
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