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Long-term daily drinking linked to stiffening of the arteries in men
Conclusion
This prospective cohort study aimed to look at the relationship between long-term alcohol patterns and stiffness of the arteries as a potential indicator of cardiovascular health.
The researchers found men who were stable heavy drinkers had stiffer arteries compared with stable moderate drinkers.
Male former drinkers also had increasingly stiffer arteries over the following four to five years compared with consistent moderate drinkers. There were no significant findings seen for women at all.
But this study does have limitations:
This type of study is not able to prove drinking causes stiffness of the arter...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Food/diet Source Type: news
How Stress Can Cause A Heart Attack
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Want to Lose Weight? Add This One Thing to Your Diet
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Learn the secret to losing weight - and improve your overall health at the same time.
Fiber. It's not a sexy solution, but it's one that works wonders for maintaining a healthy weight. Beans, vegetables, fruit and grains all contain fiber, which helps keep your digestive tract clean, healthy and at peak function.
But, did you know that...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 Tips To Lower Diabetes Risk in Menopause During the Holidays
By now, most people have been to a holiday party or two. Lots of food, lots of eggnog and other carb laden alcoholic beverages, and lots of grazing all day long on all the boxes of candy friends and business acquaintances sent to us. It's easy to gain the five pounds most people gain during the holidays, and in the process, raise your blood sugar or glucose levels too high. That's your body letting you know you have prediabetes (higher than normal but still below diabetes levels) or diabetes, and unless you take action soon, your body won't like it.
Diabetes silently sneaks up on you and if untreated, slowly weakens your ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Handful of nuts 'cuts heart disease and cancer' risk
Conclusions
This systematic review finds evidence that nut intake may be linked with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and death.
The systematic review has several strengths. It identified a large number of studies with a large total sample size. It also included only prospective cohorts assessing nut consumption and then followed up later disease outcomes.
It excluded cross sectional studies, which assess diet and disease at the same time, and so can't show the direction of effect. It also excluded cohorts that have retrospectively questioned diet when the person already has the disease, which could be subjec...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Cancer Heart/lungs Source Type: news
'Want to live longer? Try racquet sports', recommends study
Conclusion
The overall conclusion we can take from this study is that taking part in sport or fitness activities is linked to a lower chance of death in a given period.
It's encouraging to see that a wide range of popular activities, including swimming, aerobics and cycling, are likely to be beneficial.
But we should be wary about comparing the types of different sports against each other. They weren't directly compared in the study and there may be reasons why results for some activities, such as football and running, were found to be statistically non-significant (potentially down to chance).
Statistician Professor David...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Older people Heart/lungs Source Type: news
A little daily alcohol may cut stroke risk
HealthDay News Light or moderate drinking may reduce the risk of one type of stroke but not another, while heavy drinking increases the risk of both types, a study suggests.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: How does alcohol affect stroke risk? Study investigates
New, large-scale research examines the association between different patterns of alcohol consumption and different types of stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
A Little Alcohol Each Day May Cut Your Stroke Risk
But drinking doesn't curb risk of every kind of stroke, and heavy drinking increases the danger, study finds
Source: WebMD Health - November 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Little Alcohol Each Day May Cut Your Risk of Stroke
But drinking doesn't curb risk of every kind of stroke, and heavy drinking increases the danger, study finds
Source: HealthDay
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Moderate Drinking Tied to Lower Stroke Risk
Heavier drinking, however, increased the risk of stroke.
Source: NYT Health - November 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Stroke Hemorrhagic Stroke Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol Abuse Source Type: news
Regular drinking preserves 'good cholesterol' levels drastically cutting your risk of stroke
A US study of 80,000 adults over six years found those who drank moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis had far greater control over their cholesterol levels than those who did not drink.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 Foot Problems That Can Be Serious
If you want to know the state of your health, try looking down. “There’s no question it’s extremely important that people pay attention to their feet,” says Terry Philbin, D.O., spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and a foot and ankle specialist at the Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center in Westerville, Ohio. The condition of your feet can give you clues to a host of medical issues, such as diabetes, arthritis, and even heart disease. Read on to find out what to look for and what it may mean.
1. Pain
“There’s no pain that should be ignored,” says Jane ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3 Major Health Problems That Disproportionately Affect Vets
Veterans are more likely to report very good or excellent health than their civilian counterparts, so they may not realize that they’re also at greater risk than civilians for some long-term health problems.
Of course, many veterans have acute physical health problems, like wounds and amputations, and trauma-based mental health issues like depression and PTSD. Indeed, mental health issues affect 30 percent of Vietnam veterans, 20 percent of Iraqi veterans and about 10 percent of Gulf War and Afghanistan veterans.
Less known are some of the ordinary, chronic conditions that disproportionately affect ser...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sleep Deprivation Is Killing You And Your Career
The next time you tell yourself that you'll sleep when you're dead, realize that you're making a decision that can make that day come much sooner. Pushing late into the night is a health and productivity killer.
The short-term productivity gains from skipping sleep to work are quickly washed away by the detrimental effects of sleep deprivation on your mood, ability to focus, emotional intelligence, and access to higher-level brain functions for days to come. The negative effects of sleep deprivation are so great that people who are drunk outperform those lacking sleep.
Why You Need Adequate Sleep to Perform
We've always...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
