貓狗同樂會

Family Dog Ownership and Levels of Physical Activity in Childhood: Findings From the Child Heart and Health Study in England

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/co ... 100/9/1669

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 6, 44) and steps per day (357; 95% CI = 14, 701) than did children without dogs.

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大薇拔 寫: Dog ownership is associated with higher physical activity levels in adults; whether this association occurs in children is unknown. We used accelerometry to examine physical activity levels in 2065 children aged 9 to 10 years. Children from dog-owning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute (25; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 6, 44) and steps per day (357; 95% CI = 14, 701) than did children without dogs.

在說什麼啊??? :?

現在許多人家中都有養狗，而根據英國倫敦大學聖喬治學院(St George’s University of London)一項最新的研究發現，家中有養狗的小孩與沒有養狗的小孩相比，顯得更加活潑好動，也降低了肥胖問題。

這項研究以2065名9歲到10歲的英國小學生為對象，其中有10%、202人家中有養狗。相關人員針對他們心臟的健康狀況進行研究，結果發現，家中有養狗者的小孩一天平均活動時間是325分鐘，比未養狗者的小孩多出了11分鐘。

研究並指出，有養狗者的孩子在家中會和狗玩耍，或跟著父母一起外出遛狗，減少了看電視和玩電腦的時間，因此不管在平日或周末、男孩還是女孩，有養狗者的孩子都比未養狗者的孩子活潑，並降低罹患糖尿病的風險。

主導研究的流行病學高級講師克里斯多夫(Christopher Owen)表示，研究不能確定是養狗會使人變活潑，或是本來就活潑的家庭喜歡養狗，也許都有可能，如同「先有雞」還是「先有蛋」的問題。此研究內容刊登在《美國公共衛生雜誌》(American Journal of Public Health)。

出處 ~~ http://www.nownews.com/2010/09/29/334-2650142.htm


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簡單說 ~ 就是 :

有養狗的家庭會比較健康啦!!



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