[Apologies for the sound quality. This was first time using certain microphone in a room that was not optimal and result was not as expected.]
In this episode, we have Adjunct Professor Dr Eero Haapala from University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His main interests are in the relationships of physical activity, dietary factors, fitness, fatness, and metabolic syndrome to brain, cognition, and academic achievement among children and adolescents.
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Timestamps:
2:45 Why PA affects the brain function? Hunter gatherers and evolution.
7:30 Sensitivity period for PA and cognition
8:30 Importance of fatty acids, vitamins and dietary fibre to cognition
11:50 Deficiencies vs. non-optimal diet
12:35 Established dietary recommendations hold true also for cognition
13:00 Fitness and fatness
13:45 How to separate fitness from body size and composition?
14:50 Stroke volume - the most important determinant of fitness
15:30 Fatness and insulin resistance
17:08 Insulin resistance in children
30:30 Sedentary behaviour and blood flow
32:10 Arterial stiffness in menopausal women
33:00 New interest in arteries
34:45 Method to measure arterial stiffness
36:30 Method to measure endothelial function
37:45 How physical activity affects brain?
38:15 Size of hippocampus and improved memory
39:35 Cognitive aspects of physical activity
41:15 Practicalities when conducting research with children
42:30 Importance of Superman sticker
43:56 Attaching ActivPALs with PAL stickies
46:00 Whether to use thigh-, hip- or wrist-worn devices with children?
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