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Shared risk factors lead to diabetes, heart disease and cancer, says major AACR symposium

Shared risk factors lead to diabetes, heart disease and cancer, says major AACR symposium

08/04/16
In a major symposium at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2015, University of Colorado Cancer Center investigator Tim Byers, MD, MPH, describes research showing the link between cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. “Understanding the similarities and differences in how these risk factors create cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease could aid the ways […]
Study finds eating pears regularly may improve blood pressure, heart function | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis

Study finds eating pears regularly may improve blood pressure, heart function | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis

12/04/16
Eating fresh pears may improve blood pressure and vascular function in middle-aged men and women who are at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. “These initial results are very promising,” said lead author Sarah A Johnson, who conducted the research while at Florida State University. “With metabolic […]
The American Heart Association’s Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations

The American Heart Association’s Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations

12/08/16
The American Heart Association gives several advices to get a better lifestyle and to reduce cardiovascular diseases. According to the association, a better way of living based on regular activities and controlling daily intake will be beneficial for the health and the heart in the long term. Regular physical activities can help you maintain your […]
Study Shows That There Are No Limits To The Benefits of Exercise

Study Shows That There Are No Limits To The Benefits of Exercise

06/03/19
Previously, we discussed a recent study that measured the effects of a sedentary lifestyle. The study yielded surprising results, namely that being sedentary had a greater risk of death than cardiovascular disease, smoking and diabetes. Researchers of the study believe that being unfit and sedentary should be treated as a disease, which needs a prescription. […]
Mediterranean diet ‘better than low-fat diet’ for cardiovascular risk

Mediterranean diet ‘better than low-fat diet’ for cardiovascular risk

20/11/15
Following a whole food diet – such as a Mediterranean diet – may be more effective at reducing cardiovascular risk than a strictly low-fat diet, according to a 2014 research. Read the full article at: www.medicalnewstoday.com It is hard to figure out how we follow the American Heart Association’s recommendation saying that individuals should limit […]
Eat fat to get thin: Official diet advice is ‘disastrous’ for obesity fight, new report warns

Eat fat to get thin: Official diet advice is ‘disastrous’ for obesity fight, new report warns

04/07/16
Thirty years of official health advice urging people to adopt low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences,” a leading obesity charity warned yesterday. Read the full article at: www.telegraph.co.uk According to the report, the low-fat and low-cholesterol message, which has been official policy in the UK since 1983, was based […]
Controlling blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol linked to lower cardiovascular disease

Controlling blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol linked to lower cardiovascular disease

28/04/16
While controlling blood pressure, blood sugar and LDL-cholesterol levels reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes, only 7 percent of diabetic participants in three major heart studies had recommended levels of these three factors, according to research from the Heart Disease Prevention Program at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. […]
Why reduced-fat foods are making you fat

Why reduced-fat foods are making you fat

06/04/16
A whopping 65 percent of people want to reduce the amount of fat in their diets, according to a recent Nielson survey, despite overwhelming research that shows low-fat diets may actually promote weight gain.  So how has this monster of myth lived for so long? Because people still think fat makes them fat, says Donald […]
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