Swimmer Inspires Students to Endure
from Mirror
Cheryl Angelelli was practicing a new dive when she jumped from too high into the shallow end of the pool. She smacked her forehead on the bottom, broke her back and was paralyzed from the chest down. Doctors told Angelelli, then 13, that she would never lead a normal life. And, in a way, she hasn't. Angelelli, now 39, has participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games, bringing home silver and bronze medals. More

Exercise Suppresses Appetite by Affecting Appetite Hormones
from Science Daily
A vigorous 60-minute workout on a treadmill affects the release of two key appetite hormones, ghrelin and peptide YY, while 90 minutes of weight lifting affects the level of only ghrelin, according to a new study. Taken together, the research shows that aerobic exercise is better at suppressing appetite than non-aerobic exercise and provides a possible explanation for how that happens. More

Princeton: Dickerson Stands Out for Skill and Style
from The Daily Princetonian
In high school, when he was participating in a junior national competition, junior diver Dan Dickerson found himself in a tough situation that could have gone horribly wrong. But it is a testament to Dickerson’s easygoing personality and his ability to laugh things off that the situation didn’t affect him. Dickerson has carried this sense of humor with him to Princeton and is best known for his notable personality, though his status as a talented diver is uncontested. More

Low Carb Diet Is Bad For Thinking And Memory
from Medical News Today
A new study from scientists in the U.S. found that when women went on low or zero-carb diets they performed worse on thinking and memory tests compared to reducing calories without reducing carbohydrates. When they put carbs back into their diet, their thinking and memory skills went back to normal. More

MU Swimmer Keeps Abreast with Competition
from KOMU
Missouri Men's Swimming is looking to an Austrian native for an auspicious season. Martin Cernansky is a former Austrian Junior champion. Now 5,000 miles away from his homeland, coaches expect him to be one of the best breaststroke swimmers in Missouri history. More

Be Smart When Running For Fitness
from Kitsap Sun
Running often is frowned upon as a means of fitness because of the pounding it can do to your body. Since running produces landing forces 2.5 to 8 times that of your body weight, some of the frowning may be justified. That much force translates to a 170-pound man hitting the ground with the force of a more than 1,000 pounds. This force naturally is felt in the feet, but also it travels up the body and is absorbed by muscles and joints along the way. From a physical benefit prospective, running is an excellent way to condition the heart and lungs, burn fat and protect against osteoporosis. To fully realize these benefits, however, you have to be smart about the way you run. More

More Children Eating Healthy School Meals During Economic Downturn
from Medical News Today
High unemployment rates and families' proactive efforts to save money have resulted in significantly more students eating lunch at school. According to Saved by the Lunch Bell: As Economy Sinks, School Nutrition Program Participation Rises, a report released today by the School Nutrition Association, nationwide an average of 425,000 more students are participating in free and reduced school lunch programs. More than three quarters of districts surveyed reported an increase in free school lunches provided, meaning the effects are being felt in districts across the country. Because the school-based child nutrition programs are entitlement programs, federal reimbursements will be provided to schools for each meal served; however, the amount of reimbursement provided continues to fall short of the actual costs associated with producing each school meal. More