Jul

9

Beat Heart Disease by Eating Your Vegetables

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Mice fed a diet rich in vegetables were less likely to develop atherosclerosis, fatty deposits in the arteries that can lead to heart attack and stroke.
In the study, researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine used mice specially bred to develop atherosclerosis. Half were fed a diet with no vegetables and the other half […]

Jul

9

Is it true that…drinking too much alcohol causes gout?

July 9, 2006 | Comments Off

It may be a contributory factor but it’s probably not the alcohol itself that’s the real problem. Gout is caused by the formation of uric acid crystals in joints; this results in severe inflammation, leading to a joint that is characteristically red, hot and very painful.
The likelihood of developing gout is, therefore, linked to the […]

Jul

9

Research Findings Reveal Interesting Aspects of Gout

July 9, 2006 | Comments Off

Gout is a type of rheumatoid arthritis that causes pain, swelling and inflammation of the joints. Statistics indicate that there are more than 3.5 million people in the United States confronted with gout, most of them developing the disease after the age of 50. Although gout can be developed by both men and women, it […]

Jul

9

Your Exercise Routine: How Much Is Enough?

July 9, 2006 | Comments Off

In January 2005, the U.S. government released a new set of dietary guidelines essentially telling us that as Americans get bigger, so does the length of time we need to be physically active.
While it’s a little more involved than that, the guidelines from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services […]

Jul

9

What Are Healthy Levels of Cholesterol?

July 9, 2006 | Comments Off

Your total blood cholesterol level
Your total blood cholesterol will fall into one of these categories:
Desirable — Less than 200 mg/dL
Borderline high risk — 200–239 mg/dL
High risk — 240 mg/dL and over
Here is some more explanation about each of these categories.

Jul

7

New Drug May Help Smokers Quit for Good

July 7, 2006 | Comments Off

A new medication that reduces the craving for cigarettes and abates withdrawal symptoms appears to be more effective in helping people break the smoking habit than the best therapy currently available, the nicotine-replacement drug bupropion, according to three studies published Tuesday.
Although the new anti-smoking drug, varenicline, is seen as a step forward, experts cautioned that […]

Jul

7

Depression More Likely in Overweight People

July 7, 2006 | Comments Off

Fat people are not more jolly, according to a study that found obesity is strongly linked with depression and other mood disorders.
Whether obesity might cause these problems or is the result of them is not certain, and the research does not provide an answer, but there are theories to support both arguments.

Jul

7

For a healthy life, aim for a total cholesterol level of less than five

July 7, 2006 | Comments Off

A 49-year-old woman, who is usually in good health, recently discovered, as the result of a routine medical examination, that her overall cholesterol was 6.5mmol/l (millimoles/ litre). At about the same time her optician reported that the appearance of the retina of her eyes suggested that she had a high level of blood fats (lipids).
The […]

Jul

7

Low Fat Dairy Lowers Blood Pressure

July 7, 2006 | Comments Off

Much research in recent years has touted the benefits of eating dairy — from trimming your tummy to deterring diabetesdiabetes.
Now a new study shows eating low-fat dairy can lower blood pressure. It also shows eating low-fat dairy as part of a super low-fat diet can lower blood pressure even more.
More specifically, "our data showed that […]

Jul

6

Overweight Childhood Leads to Adult High Blood Pressure

July 6, 2006 | Comments Off

Fifty percent of adults with high blood pressure were overweight as children, according to a new study by Tulane University epidemiologist Sathanur Srinivasan. The study links childhood obesity to the development of both high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome in adulthood.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of health measures including: fat around the waistline, high blood […]

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