Posts Tagged ‘Sedentary lifestyle’

An Hour of Child’s Play a Day Keeps Teenage Heart Disease at Bay

By MedHeadlines • Apr 7th, 2008 • Category: Children's Health, Cholesterol, Diet, Exercise, Family, Lifestyle, Medical Research, Obesity, Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends one hour of moderate-intensity activity every day during childhood although children today follow a lifestyle much more sedentary than ever before. Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC),…