Walking Less Then 20 Minutes A Day! Reduces Risk of Heart Disease 61% Moderation is the key to sustaining exercise. Two studies show that exercise for less than 20 minutes a day and in moderation can reduce the risk of heart disease by 61%The first study shows that physical activity …
Read More »Issue 148 Item 11 Fat Location More Important Than Amount in CAD Risk
Stomach fat increases risk more than overall or peripheral fat.
Read More »Issue 148 Item 13 Premenopausal Diabetics Have 30 Times Higher Risk of CVD Death
Premenopausal women with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes have a greatly increased risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease
Read More »Issue 146 Item 9 Short Thighs of 15.1 Inches Linked to Greater Risk of Diabetes
People with short upper legs are more likely to have glucose intolerance or diabetes, That was reported at the American Heart Association’s 43rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. Average thigh length was 15.4 inches for those with insulin resistance and 15.1 for those with diabetes. The average …
Read More »Issue 146 Item 10 New Study Shows Fast Food and TV, Triple Obesity Risk, Except
Eating fast food and sitting hours on end in front of the TV are really terrible for the waistline. As obvious as this might sound, there actually is little firm scientific data to prove the point, especially against fast food. But now a large study released Saturday shows just how …
Read More »Issue 146 Item 11 Global Report Urges Less Sugar to Stem the Epidemic of Obesity
People should get no more than 10 percent of their calories from sugar. That from experts says in a major new report last week on how to stem the global epidemic of obesity-linked diseases.
Read More »Issue 135 Item 6 Hyperglycemia in Absence of Diabetes Diagnosis Predicts Poor Ou
Outcomes are worse for those patients with hyperglycemia at the time of an acute myocardial infarction, more so then those already diagnosed with diabetes.
Read More »Issue 133 Item 13 CoQ10 Therapy Can Improve Glucose and Blood Pressure Control i
New study findings indicate.that treatment with coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) may help adults with type 2 diabetes to stabilize blood glucose levels and lower their blood pressure,
Read More »Issue 127 Item 15 Autonomic Defect At Root Of Low Glucagon Response In Type 1 Di
“Residual insulin secretion is not coupled to a maintained glucagon response to hypoglycemia in long-term type 1 diabetes.”
Read More »Issue 97 Item 4 Fasting Glucose Inadequate in Screening for Cardiovascular Risk
Fasting blood glucose (FBG) testing alone misses 2/3’s of those with cardiovascular risk factors.
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