Apr

25

Trans Fat - How to Interpret Them

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

The trans fat you’ve heard about is a manufactured or industrial trans fat. It starts out as liquid vegetable oil, which then gets bombarded with hydrogen atoms to make it a bit more firm at room temperature. In this form, it’s called "partially hydrogenated vegetable oil," and too much of it is what has bad […]

Apr

25

Alcohol damages womens brains faster than mens

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

he brain-damaging effects of alcohol strike women more quickly than men, a new study conducted in Russia confirms. Female alcoholics performed worse on a number of tests of neurocognitive function compared with males, Dr. Barbara Flannery from RTI International in Baltimore and her colleagues found. However, Flannery cautioned in an interview with Reuters Health, the […]

Apr

25

Regular sex good for the heart

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

Along with washing the car and walking the dog, the charity said a romp with your partner can provide the exercise you need to help prevent a heart attack. The BHF launched a campaign aimed at encouraging people to exercise daily and warned that a sedentary lifestyle leads to a death every 15 minutes in […]

Apr

25

Cut Heart Risk by Eating Less Salt

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

Even modest reductions in salt intake can dramatically lower heart disease risk, new research shows. In an extended follow-up of two rigorously designed trials, people who reduced their dietary sodium while participating in the studies saw 25% reductions in heart disease and stroke risk 10 to 15 years later, compared with people who ate their […]

Apr

25

Blood Pressure and Alcohol: Should You or Shouldnt You?

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

Has a daily drink replaced the apple a day as a way to keep the doctor away? Scientists have long touted the heart benefits of drinking small amounts of alcohol. Newer studies have credited moderate drinking with everything from helping to keep our minds sharp as we age to lowering our risk of developing diabetes. […]

Apr

25

Sleep apnea frequent with heart failure

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

About one quarter of heart failure patients have moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and they also have significantly higher death rates than those without sleep apnea, Canadian researchers report. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common problem that typically occurs when soft tissues in the back of the throat temporarily block off airflow during sleep. During sleep, […]

Apr

25

Heart attack at 43, Boston Marathon at 56

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

Today Larry Haydu will attempt something that most people would have assumed would be impossible. Haydu, 56, who was almost completely sedentary until last summer, will run the Boston Marathon. He and 11 teammates, all exempted from having to qualify for today’s race are running as part of an experiment dreamed up by exercise physiologists […]

Apr

25

How Fast Should My Heart Be Pounding?

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

You should break a sweat while increasing your heart rate to 80 percent of its maximum rate for twenty minutes at a time, three times a week. To calculate your limit, take the number 220 and subtract your age in years — that’s more or less your maximum heart rate. Multiply by 0.8. That’s your […]

Apr

25

Never too early to lower heart risk factors

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

It’s never too early to lower heart risk factors, according to researchers at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Md. Higher heart risk factors at ages 18 to 30 can mean an increased risk of later developing coronary calcium, a predictor of heart disease, according to the study published in the Journal […]

Apr

25

Cigarettes can damage heart, even at an early age, study says

April 25, 2007 | Comments Off

A warning for young smokers who think they don’t have to worry about their habit: new information about the damage cigarettes can have on the heart, even at an early age.

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