News tagged with heart healthy
Is heart disease genetic destiny or lifestyle?
Is cardiovascular health in middle age and beyond a gift from your genes or is it earned by a healthy lifestyle and within your control?
Nov 15, 2010 |
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College days -- more sedentary days
During college years, students become more sedentary and as their physical activity levels decrease, Body Mass Index and weight increase.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Study finds fat hormone's long-sought link to heart protection
One of the many advantages of maintaining a normal body weight is having healthy fat, which in turn supports a healthy heart. Fat tissue is increasingly seen as more than just a storage depot – it's also an active secretory ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Politics is key to tackling widespread obesity, studies suggest
Politicians could do more to tackle the spread of obesity, a new series of studies suggests.
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Heart group lists 7 essentials for heart health
(AP) -- Here are the seven secrets to a long life: Stay away from cigarettes. Keep a slender physique. Get some exercise. Eat a healthy diet and keep your cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar in check.
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Survey Shows Americans Want to Improve Health but Easily Find Excuses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although 58 percent of American adults have resolved to make improvements in their health this year, more than half say they often find reasons not to exercise, according to an American Heart Association ...
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Stress, heart disease not exclusive to football coaches
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's impossible to know, unless you're Urban Meyer or one of his doctors, what exactly caused the two-time college football championship winner to see-saw decisions about his prestigious professional career ...
Dec 30, 2009 |
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Want to live well? Harvard experts offer pragmatic pointers on getting healthy and staying there
You are what you eat. You're also how you feel, how you exercise, how you sleep, how you handle money, how you relate to people, and what you value.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Benefit of aspirin for healthy people is uncertain
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has shown that, while taking aspirin is beneficial in preventing heart attacks and strokes among people with established cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention), its benefits ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 29, 2009 |
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Folic acid to prevent congenital heart defects
The Canadian policy of fortifying grain products with folic acid has already proved to be effective in preventing neural tube defects. The latest article published in the British Medical Journal by a group of researchers from t ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 14, 2009 |
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How to ... make dips healthier
Slathering vegetables and fruit in high-fat, high-sodium dips can ruin what would have been a healthy snack. Here are nutritionists' tips on choosing better toppings:
Apr 03, 2009 |
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