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Science

Getting older

• Physiological Changes During Aging synopsis // full article
• Aging - Its Effects on Strength, Power, Flexibility, and Bone synopsis // full article
• Aging Brains
• Exercise and Bone Strength
• Exercise effects on bone mineral density, falls, coronary risk factors, and health care costs in older women (Abstract)
• Sarcopenia and Exercise Mechanisms & Interactions
• Effects of high-intensity resistance training on untrained older men - Strength cardiovascular and metabolic responses (Abstract)
• Peak fat oxidation rate during walking in sedentary overweight men and women
• Effects of aging on Motor Units synopsis // full article

Loosing weight

• Appropriate Physical Activity Intervention Strategies for Weight Loss and Prevention of Weight Regain for Adults -
  synopsis // full report

• Why eat nuts?
  • Frequency of nut consumption and mortality risk in the PREDIMED nutrition intervention trial - abstract // full report
  • Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality abstract // full report
• Why eat chocolate?
  • Health benefits of cocoa flavonoids (EUFIC)
  • The neuroprotective effects of cocoa flavanol and its influence on cognitive performance
  • Cocoa Research at NCBI - Abstracts