Physical Activity and Body Weight vs Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

This website was created by nine Honors Biology students to help the public better understand the scientific paper, "The Joint Effects of Physical Activity and Body Weight on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease" by Amy R. Weinstein and Howard D. Sesso. It covers how physical activity and BMI differently affect Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. Our mentor was Dr. Scott Going from the University of Arizona.

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For an introduction to the students involved in the creation of this website, click the Group Members link. To explore Cardiovascular Disease and how BMI and physical fitness affect it, click above on the Cardiovascular Disease link. To learn about Diabetes and the effects of BMI and physical activity on this disease, click the Diabetes link above. Click on either the Fit vs. Fat or Gender Effects links above to explore more information presented in this paper.

For more information about Cardiovascular Disease or Diabetes please visit The Center for Disease Control or The American Heart Association websites.

December 5, 2006 http://student.biology.arizona.edu/honors2006/group13/home13.html