Even healthy men may benefit from a drink or two daily to help lower the risk of heart attack, that can be like other lifestyle interventions such as regular physical activity, weight loss and quitting smoking.
Consumption of a variety of fruit and vegetable juices has been linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer?s disease, according to a large epidemiological study just published.
Although moderate alcohol intake is associated with lower risk for myocardial infarction (MI), guidelines generally suggest that adults seek other lifestyle measures to reduce cardiovascular risk. Physical activity, smoking, and diet, moderate alcohol intake is associated with lower risk for MI.
Exercise alone won’t help you lose weight if you continue eating an unhealthy diet. That’s the conclusion of an Australian review of 43 weight-loss studies dating back to 1985. “Exercise by itself is not going to be an effective weight-loss strategy for an individual, you really need to combine exercise with better nutrition,” review lead author Dr. Kelly Shaw, a public health doctor with the department of health and human services in Tasmania, said in a prepared statement.
Osteoporosis, a disease characterized by low bone mass that often leads to fractures of the hip, spine and wrist, affects more than 5 million Californians, most of whom are women.(1) In observation of World Osteoporosis Day on October 20, Dairy Council of California offers tips to help women and their families reduce their risk of osteoporosis throughout their lifetimes by eating a healthy diet rich in calcium and other bone-building nutrients, and participating in weight-bearing cardiovascular activities.
The link between short sleep duration and obesity: We should recommend more sleep to prevent obesity. Soaring levels of obesity might be linked to children sleeping fewer hours at night than they used to, claims a researcher in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Postmenopausal women who want to significantly decrease their breast-cancer risk would be wise to exercise regularly and keep their weight within a normal range for their height, according to new findings from the Women’s Health Initiative to be published in the journal Obesity.
Just 30 minutes a day helps you stay strong, they say. Regular exercise is an important part of heart health, but experts say about 60 percent of American adults don’t get the recommended level of physical activity.
Exercise can help people with large waistlines reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Finnish researchers said. Type 2 diabetes, the more common form of the illness caused by an inability to make or properly use insulin, is linked to being overweight or obese.
An Internet-based weight loss program that provides users with automated and tailored behavioral counseling may be as effective in the short-term as an Internet program that incorporates human e-mail counseling, new study findings suggest.