Research shows that overweight children are at risk of becoming overweight adults.
Exercise helps arthritis by improving joint movement and strengthening the muscles that surround the joints.
Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are two of the biggest risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
Eating right, plus staying physically active and maintaining a healthy weight, can cut cancer risk by 30% to 40%.
Smoking is a major risk factor for oral and dental disease, including oral cancer.
Kids exposed to tobacco smoke have higher rates of behaviour problems.
Narcotics like Endocet or Oxycet effect memory.
Women who walk as little as an hour per week cut the risk of heart disease in half.
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Did you know that regular exercise will improve your mood as well as your shape? Start with 20 minutes of walking per day and build from there!
Weight reduction helps in drug reduction in both quantity and dose.
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