Dr Eero Haapala - PA | Brain | Cognition| Arterial Stiffness

[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. --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fibion: fibion.com/research--- Physical Activity Researcher Podcast have created a ‘Purchase Guide for Researchers: Accelerometer-based Activity Trackers’. You can download it from here. --- 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?