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Sit-stand desk at workplace helps burn more calories
A new research shows employees with long-term access to sit-stand desks sat less and stood more compared with employees with sitting desks. Researchers at the University of Iowa asked 31 employees with full time desk job to use sit-stand desks and 38 people to use sit-only desks for a period of 6 months. They found that workers with sit-stand desk walked an additional 6 minutes a day at work and burned an extra 87 calories on average. A sit-stand desk is a height-adjustable desk designed to make it easy to move the worker’s posture from sitting to standing and back again. The sit-stand desks in this study were of the electric hoist type. The report was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Read more here.
Depression common in men during partner’s pregnancy
Men also suffer from depression during their partner’s pregnancy, suggest a study. Researchers at McGill University believe depression in first time expectant fathers during their partner’s pregnancy is significantly high. “The mental health of men remains a neglected area of research and one that is not adequately addressed during the transition to parenthood," says senior author, Dr. Deborah Da Costa. The researchers enlisted 622 men in Quebec over a period of one and half years. Expectant fathers were asked to answer questionnaires to measure mood, physical activity, sleep quality, social support, marital adjustment, financial stress during their partner’s pregnancy. Researchers found that 13.3% of would-be fathers experienced elevated levels of depressive symptoms during their partner’s pregnancy.The research was published in the American Journal of Men’s Health.Read more here.
Spending time with friends and family reduces risk of depression
A new research claims people who see friends or family members more often are less likely to feel depressed than people who prefer phone calls or sending emails. The researchers claim this is the first major study into the impact of different forms of social interactions on a person’s mental health. They studied data collected by University of Michigan for a Health and Retirement Study involving 11,000 American adults aged 50 years or above and found that people who met with their family and friends at least three times a week had the lowest level of depressive symptoms two years later. “The take-home message is not that that we should cut out calls, emails or messages on social media from our lives. The study data shows that there probably isn’t a substitute for good, old-fashioned in-person contact when you’re looking at protecting yourself from depression," said lead author Dr. Alan Teo. The study was published in Journal of the American Geriatics Society. Read more here.
Sleeping late increases obesity risk in teens
A new study suggests teenagers who sleep late everyday are more likely to gain weight. Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley used National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health data to assess the bedtime and body mass index (BMI) of 3,342 teenagers between 1994 and 2009. They focused on three time periods in their growing up years- the onset of puberty, college-age years and young adulthood and found that for every hour of lost sleep, the teenagers gained 2.1 points on their BMI. The weight increase usually occurs over a period of five years. The results highlight bedtimes as a potential target for weight management during adolescence and during the transition to adulthood. The study was published in the Journal Sleep. Read more here.
Compiled by Abhijit Ahaskar
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