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Fatty liver disease can lead to heart attack

Because of the prevalence of obesity in our country, many Americans are expected to develop a serious condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can lead to cirrhosis, fibrosis, and in some cases liver ...

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created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Metabolic syndrome may increase risk for liver cancer

Scientists have confirmed that metabolic syndrome, a constellation of conditions that increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes, may also increase the risk of the two most common types of liver cancer, according to ...

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created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Smoking did not influence breast cancer risk among obese women: study

Smoking increases the risk of breast cancer, but the risk differs by obesity status in postmenopausal women, according to data from an analysis of the Women's Health Initiative observational study.

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created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy plan for life

The Mediterranean diet has proven beneficial effects not only regarding metabolic syndrome, but also on its individual components including waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol levels, triglycerides levels, blood pressure ...

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created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study finds more breaks from sitting are good for waistlines and hearts

It is becoming well accepted that, as well as too little exercise, too much sitting is bad for people's health. Now a new study has found that it is not just the length of time people spend sitting down that can make a difference, ...

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created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A high BMI in childhood linked to greater heart disease risk in adolescence

Children who have a high body mass index (BMI) between 9 and 12 years of age are more likely to have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood insulin levels (all risk factors for developing heart disease) by the time they ...

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created Nov 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kids with larger waist sizes are more likely to have cardiac risk factors

In a study of more than 4,500 children, researchers found those with higher waist circumferences had significantly higher pulse pressures, which is known to increase the risk of heart-related disorders, according to an abstract ...

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created Nov 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Low blood levels of vitamin D linked to chubbier kids, faster weight gain

Kids who are deficient in vitamin D accumulated fat around the waist and gained weight more rapidly than kids who got enough vitamin D, a new University of Michigan study suggests.

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created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Waist circumference, not BMI, is best predictor of future cardiovascular risk in children

A new long-term study published by researchers at the University of Georgia, the Menzies Research Institute in Hobart, Australia and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia suggests that waist circumference, ...

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created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links large waist size to higher diabetes rates among Americans

A higher rate of diabetes seen among adult Americans when compared to peers in England is explained primarily by a larger waist size rather than conventional risk factors such as obesity, according to a new study by researchers ...

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created Oct 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Traditional aerobic fitness the way to go

What to do: walk around the block or work up a sweat in an aerobic workout at the gym? If you're looking for the best health benefits from an exercise program, University of Alberta researchers have found a traditional aerobic ...

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created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Overweight American children and adolescents becoming fatter

Overweight American children and adolescents have become fatter over the last decade, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and National Institute on Aging (NIA). They examined adiposity ...

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created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Larger waist associated with greater risk of death

Individuals with a large waist circumference appear to have a greater risk of dying from any cause over a nine-year period, according to a report in the August 9/23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/A ...

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created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Giving birth many times linked to increased risk of heart disease

Palestinian women frequently give birth many times. This has given researchers in the oPt a unique opportunity to study the effects of numbers of births per woman (parity) on risk of coronary heart disease, since previous ...

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created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight and children with developmental coordination disorder

Children with developmental coordination disorder are at greater risk of being overweight or obese according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

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created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0