DHA :: Healthy new future for omega-3 grains
In a world first CSIRO Food Futures Flagship has developed plants that produce DHA, a healthy omega-3 oil component normally only available from fish sources, and vital for human health.
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Exercise :: Aerobic training patterns
These are some of the patterns commonly used in aerobic training. The descriptions may overlap, for instance, pyramids are a kind of interval workout.
Exercise :: Aerobics
Aerobics is often done to music. Aerobics is very popular with women who do it together in a group following an instructor or alone in front of the television.
Exercise :: Trampolines are a great way to exercise
Many people are using trampolines to exercise and stay fit — and they love doing it.
One of the main medical concerns of this decade is the sharp increase in childhood obesity. A proven solution in combating obesity is an active lifestyle.
Diet :: Eat a balanced, healthy diet – vitamins
On the surface, it makes all the sense in the world: Since fruits, vegetables, and fish contain loads of healthy nutrients, why not isolate those vitamins, put them in pills, and gobble them up? And wouldn’t more be better?
Vitamin C :: Vitamin C help stabilize heart rhythm – atrial fibrillation
Oral vitamin C appears to cut the risk of early recurrence of abnormal health rhythm, as know as atrial fibrillation, after patients undergo electrical cardioversion, according to a new study. Vitamin C also appears to reduce the low-level inflammation that accompanies this condition.
Obesity :: Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance
Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance in children and may offer a simple way to identify children with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Stent :: Medtronic to sell heart device in Europe
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. said it received approval from European health regulators to sell a heart device that keeps arteries open.
Cholesterol :: Diet high in saturated fats increases cholesterol
A diet high in cream, cheese and other saturated fat rich foods can influence the uptake of bad cholesterol to the arteries, confirms new research.
Hypertension :: High Blood Pressure not controlled among older men and women
Nearly three-fourths of men and women age 80 and older have high blood pressure, but their conditions are frequently not kept under control, according to new data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute?s (NHLBI) long-standing Framingham Heart Study. In this age group, only 38 percent of men and 23 percent of women had blood pressures that met targets set forth in the National High Blood Pressure Education Program?s (NHBPEP) clinical guidelines.