Double standards for community sports: promoting active lifestyles but unhealthy diets

Double standards for community sports: promoting active lifestyles but unhealthy diets.

ISSUE ADDRESSED Overweight and obesity in Australia is an emerging health concern. Obesity prevention initiatives must consider both physical activity and nutrition to be effective. Community sports venues have the capacity to promote healthy lifestyles through physical activity as well as healthy food choices. METHODS A telephone survey was conducted on parents of children aged 5-17 years in...

Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy?

While the words "fit" and "healthy" are often used synonymously in everyday language, the terms have entirely separate meanings. Fitness describes the ability to perform a given exercise task, and health explains a person's state of well-being, where physiological systems work in harmony. Although we typically view athletes as fit and healthy, they often are not. The global term we place on unh...

Driving: A Road to Unhealthy Lifestyles and Poor Health Outcomes

BACKGROUND Driving is a common part of modern society, but its potential effects on health are not well understood. PURPOSE The present cross-sectional study (n = 37,570) examined the associations of driving time with a series of health behaviors and outcomes in a large population sample of middle-aged and older adults using data from the Social, Economic, and Environmental Factor Study condu...

Lifestyles, Diets, and Native American Exposure Factors

High-fat diets: healthy or unhealthy?

In the current dietary recommendations for the treatment and prevention of Type 2 diabetes and its related complications, there is flexibility in the proportion of energy derived from monounsaturated fat and carbohydrate as a replacement for saturated fat. Over the last few years, several population studies have shown that subjects eating a lot of refined grains and processed foods have a much ...