Heartburn :: High Fiber Diet May Halt Heartburn
A new study shows if you have frequent and persistent heartburn you’re probably better off sticking to a high fiber diet, low fat diet.
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Heart Disease :: Lifestyle Changes Can Quickly Reverse Heart Risks
In less than a month, individuals can reverse serious heart disease risk factors by making significant lifestyle changes, researchers are reporting.
Psychotherapy :: Psychotherapy helps Overweight, Frustrated and fed up people
Rob Sugar NLP, Canada’s premier Weight Loss Coach advocates that “IT’S NOT WHAT YOU’RE EATING; IT’S WHAT’S EATING YOU”. He presents a unique life changing interactive event on how to overcome the top 3 hidden obstacles to emotional eating.
Obesity :: Type 2 diabetes n obesity – major public health problems in USA
Obesity and type 2 diabetes have become major public health problems in USA. Less than half of American adults are at a healthy weight. Approximately one-third of American adults are obese and an additional one-third are overweight and at risk for becoming obese.
Obesity :: Obesity dramatically increases kidney failure risk
Obesity has long been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Now, researchers are adding kidney failure to the list of ailments, as a new research has found that obese people have up to a seven times greater risk of developing end-stage renal disease, more simply known as kidney failure, than normal weight people.
Heart Disease :: Having a Sibling with Heart Disease
Having a sibling with a history of cardiovascular disease carries the same or greater risk as having a parent with a history of the disease, according to a new report from the long-standing Framingham Heart Study conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Personal risk of having a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack, stroke, or peripheral artery disease, may be raised by as much as 45 percent in middle-aged people whose brother or sister has had such an event.
Diabetes :: Strict blood sugar control cuts diabetes heart risk
A 20-year study of people with type 1 diabetes shows that tight control of blood sugar levels cuts their risk of heart disease by more than half. The new research, published in the Dec. 22 New England Journal of Medicine, is “a landmark study,” according to Dr. William T.
Pregnancy :: Increase in pregnancy obesity
A growing number of women are overweight or obese when they become pregnant, a condition that is risky to both mother and baby, a new study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown.
Pregnancy :: Some women prone to carry streptococcus in pregnancy
Black women, health care workers, and overweight women are at increased risk for carrying group B streptococcus (GBS) during pregnancy, new research suggests.
Obesity :: Overweight People May Be the Healthiest
Predicting a person’s risk of death from their body mass index or BMI, which takes both their weight and height into consideration, may be less accurate than previously thought, according to a new report.