BBC NEWS | Health | Hour's exercise 'to lose weight'

Better go workout for a bit longer...

From WebMD:

"A new study says that obese and overweight women need to cut calories and exercise 275 minutes a week more than their baseline physical activity -- or at least 55 minutes a day, five days a week to lose weight and keep it off.

The research was led by John M. Jakicic, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues."

BBC NEWS | Health | Hour's exercise 'to lose weight':

"Thirty minutes a day is good for general health, but if you want to lose weight, you need to be doing more, and if you want to sustain weight loss, you need to be doing even more than that"

Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age - washingtonpost.com

Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age - washingtonpost.com:

"...red wine is a good source of resveratrol,' he added. 'And, in this mouse study, we have shown that this particular compound has very strong positive effects on preventing cardiovascular disease, reducing heart inflammation, keeping bone health in terms of structure and function, and maintaining loco-motor and balance activity. So, if these effects translate into humans, it will have a very good impact on the standard of human health.'
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De Cabo conducted the research with David A. Sinclair, of Harvard Medical School. Their team is publishing its findings in the July 3 online issue ofCell Metabolism."

Study shows how broccoli fights cancer - Yahoo! News

Study shows how broccoli fights cancer - Yahoo! News:

"Just a few more portions of broccoli each week may protect men from prostate cancer, British researchers reported on Wednesday. The researchers believe a chemical in the food sparks hundreds of genetic changes, activating some genes that fight cancer and switching off others that fuel tumors, said Richard Mithen, a biologist at Britain's Institute of Food Research."

Lack of 'Good' HDL Cholesterol Linked to Memory Loss - US News and World Report

Lack of 'Good' HDL Cholesterol Linked to Memory Loss - US News and World Report:

"The study, published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association, underscores the dangers of allowing HDL levels to fall as you age, which often occurs with a sedentary lifestyle and expanding waistline;"