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Article: Study: moderate physical activity promotes weight loss as well as intense exercise.(Research Notebook)
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- FDA Consumer
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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Women trying to lose weight can benefit as much from a moderate physical activity as from an intense workout, according to researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
Prior studies have focused on short-term weight loss, and data on the optimal degree and amount of physical activity for long-term weight loss had been lacking, the researchers say.
Their study, "Effect of Exercise Dose and Intensity on Weight Loss in Overweight, Sedentary Women: A Randomized Trial," appears in the Sept. 10, 2003, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The exercise dose and intensity trial involved 201 overweight, ...