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Fitness The key To Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease In Women

...ess may be more important than being overweight or obese for a woman’s risk for heart problems and they also add that an evaluation of a woman’s physical fitness level can be done with a simple questionnaire and should be included in the management of women with heart disease....

Understanding The Risks Of Hormone Therapy

...ncreases with age and is higher in men, blacks and obese individuals. Postmenopausal hormone therapy is associated with a two- to three-fold increased risk of VT. Researchers studied 16,608 postmenopausal women between ages 50 and 79 years. Participants were randomly assigned to an estrogen drug combinat...

The Link Between Obesity And Breast Cancer

A new study shows women who are obese when they are diagnosed with early-stage breast ca...arly-stage disease, which has more commonly cured, obese women more often developed metastatic [advanced] disease and more often died. In a 15-year study, r...

Weight Of Child A Predictor Of Heart Disease Later In Life

... factors known as metabolic syndrome. One in three obese children were identified as having metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome has been identified as a risk for heart disease and diabetes. For the purpose of this study, it was defined as having three or more of the following: high triglyceride levels, ...

The Dangers Of Sleep Apnea

...estive of obstructive sleep apnea, particularly in obese patients with a short bulky neck and a large tongue, full night polysomnography should ideally be done before surgery takes place....

Sudden Weight Gain Could Increase The Risk Of Heart Disease

...eater risk for heart disease than those who // are obese but maintain a stable weight . Researchers studied nearly 2,500 adults between ages 18 and 30 over 15 years. Most participants gained 15 pounds or more during the study, and 20 percent of these people developed risk factors for medical problems suc...

The Risks Of Childhood Weight Gain

... largest hearts. Researchers also note half of the obese adults were also obese as children. Thus researchers say more importance should be given to early health education and int...

Being Overweight Could Lead To Irregular Heartbeats

Researchers now say people who are considered obese are significantly more likely to have an irregular...ording to people’s weight. Men who were considered obese were 52-percent more likely to develop AF than men of normal weight. Obese women were 46-percent mor...

Loss Of Brain Tissue Linked To Obesity

A new study suggests being overweight or obese can increase the risk of dementia. Significant loss of brain tissue was seen among elderly // women with higher body mass indexes. Researchers say their study indicates that a high BMI is a risk factor for dementia in women and obesity is another fa...

Being Obese Increases Ones Risk Of A wrong Diagnosis During Medical Imaging

...on to being at-risk for various health conditions, obese people may also be cutting their chance of being accurately diagnosed // during medical imaging. According to a recent study researchers say obesity can limit the ability and accuracy of imaging equipment scans, such as computed tomography (CT) and ...

Poorer Quality of Life Observed In Overweight Kids

...d decreases in physical and social functioning for obese children. The decrease was small for overweight children but more marked for those who were obese. Thus researchers say both parents should help children make appropriate changes to improve their health and quality of life. ...

Schizophrenics On Medication At An Increased Risk For Developing Diabetes

...increased risk for insulin resistance, even if not obese and patients treated with these agents should be routinely screened and counseled to reduce risk, and provided early interventions....

The Link Between Obesity And Lack Of Sleep Studied

...automotive accidents. A recent study suggests that obese and overweight people may be getting less sleep th...d as patient BMI increased, except in the severely obese group. The difference in total sleep time between patients with a normal BMI and the others was 16 m...

Body Weight Found To Influence PSA Levels

A new study shows obese men generally have lower prostate specific antigen... Other studies have also shown poorer outcomes for obese men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Hence researchers believe their present study suggests one reas...

Understanding The Link Between Movement And Metabolism

...rs studied comparative energetics of both lean and obese adults to discover how everyday movements affect /...e more important than previously thought. They say obese people sit, on average, about 150 minutes more each day and burn 350 fewer calories than lean people...

Can your bulging abdomen lead to cancer?

...ed to any form of cancer. With the statistics of obese people growing everyday, especially among children, it’s become of vital importance that obesity of any kind be brought under control through greater awareness. Links: http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/news-NG.asp?n=57857-obesity-raises-prostate...

Drug Keeps The Weight Off

...ctive cannabinoid receptor blocker (CB1), can help obese patients keep weight off // . Supplementation with 20 milligrams of rimonabant a day resulted in a significant decrease in body weight and waist circumference -- a marker of cardiovascularly dangerous visceral fat. It also improved HDL (good) cholest...

Yogurt To Control Obesity

...sis. The study took recordings of two groups of obese subjects, one group was put on balanced deficit di... loss due to reduction in central adiposity. Hence obese people may include plenty of yogurt in their food in order to reduce weight....

Caffeine Intake May reduce Insulin Sensitivity

...nsulin sensitivity. The study was done on lean and obese men with or without diabetes type 2. The subjects went through two hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedures before and after a three-month exercise schedule. The results showed that caffeine ingestion was associated with reduction in insulin se...

Surgery For Obesity May Need Invasive Monitoring

Surgery in obese patients, especially in laproscopic surgery, may require the use of a pulmonary artery catheter and an // arterial line, says a study published in the new issue of Archives of Surgery. Morbid obesity is a condition that has a genetic component and...

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