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exercise stories: 84 news summaries

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5 Common Dieting Myths

The truth may not set you free—but it might make your pants looser

Aug 2, 07 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nutritionist Joy Bauer, the "Today" show's diet editor, looks at some popular dieting myths—or are they?
  1. Diet and exercise can transform fat into muscle: The one can't become the other.
  2. Metabolism slows with age, and there's nothing you can do about it: Exercise can maintain your
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obesity • nutrition • health • weight loss • diet • list • exercise

Roly-Poly
Polar Bear
Goes on a Diet

Keepers cut off celebrity cub Knut's supply of croissants

Aug 1, 07 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Superstar polar bear Knut has been put on a diet after growing too fat to be weighed on the Berlin Zoo's scales. Knut's Brando-style transformation came about from eating too many croissants and second helpings of meat and fish, leaving him a visibly stuffed bear. "Knut has become noticeably... More »

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Knut • Berlin Zoo • weight • diet • exercise • polar bear • animal

Peppy Combo May Battle Skin Cancer

Caffeine and exercise show promise
in prevention

Jul 31, 07 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 1-2 punch of caffeine and exercise may help prevent skin cancer. Hairless mice fed caffeinated water who worked out on a running wheel showed an increase in destruction of skin cells damaged by UVB rays, the AP reports, and the secret appears to be the combination. Researchers caution, however,... More »

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cancer • coffee • caffeine • skin cancer • exercise

'Caffeinated' Workout May Cut Cancer

Combo of exercise and coffee can fight skin cancer

Jul 30, 07 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - New research suggests that drinking coffee, combined with regular exercise, speeds up the killing off of cells damaged by ultraviolet-B radiation. Researchers at Rutgers University specifically examined UVB apoptosis — the programmed death of cells that become damaged by ultraviolet rays – in hairless mice. This sort of cell-suicide helps... More »

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coffee • cells • caffeine • research • exercise • UVB apoptosis • Rutgers University

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