Archive for August, 2008
Sugary Drinks Increase Diabetes Risk in African-American Women
Over recent years society has been witness to an alarming change in Type 2 diabetes. Despite previously being seen primarily in those over the age of forty, increasing numbers of adolescents and children are also being diagnosed with the disease. Furthermore, it has become much more frequent, particularly in female African-Americans, who are twice as [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2008 under Diabetes, Weight Gain.
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Redoubling Your Efforts: Researchers: For Weight Loss to Stay Lost, Obese Must Go the Extra Mile (Literally)
If you’re obese and have committed to exercise, give yourself a hand. Exercise is not an easy thing to commit to and you should be proud of yourself for the proactive ‘steps’ (pardon the pun) you’ve taken to get your weight down. Hopefully, your commitments have borne fruit relatively quickly, dropping pounds of weight and [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2008 under Dieting, Exercise.
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Can’t Beat the Real Thing: Don’t Fall Victim to ‘Exercise in a Bottle’ Craze
Can you imagine taking a dose of exercise with your daily multivitamin? In a million years, right? Well, researchers would have you believe this far-fetched notion could be reality, and sooner rather than later. This is because researchers have recently developed a drug that when tested on mice apparently “mimics” the effects and benefits one [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2008 under diet pills, Exercise.
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“Gene” Made Me Do It: Could ‘FTO’ Gene Be Reason Why We Overeat?
We tend to ascribe the prevalence of obesity to people’s inability to express self-control over their eating habits. But new research reveals that some people carry a gene that actually makes it more difficult to tell whether or not they’re full, causing someone to eat more than they need. The gene is referred to as [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2008 under Obesity.
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Lower Blood Pressure Through Potassium Intake
Although the traditional activities of exercise and diet are cited as the best contributors toward better blood pressure, current research shows that potassium intake can also be an effective factor. As was published in the July 2008 issue of Journal of Clinical Hypertension, an adjustment in one’s consumption of high potassium foods can not only [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2008 under Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Potassium.
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