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What Role Does Sodium Really Play in Heart Disease?

December 1, 2011 / Staff

Less salt doesn’t necessarily lessen the risk for heart disease.

An evaluation of your nutritional needs, activity level as well as your individual health issues will help to determine how much sodium your body needs.

Nutritionists recommend a daily intake of 1.5 grams of salt for people with heart problems, a level that in this study increased the risk for cardiovascular death by 37 percent.
“It’s still important to avoid consuming too much salt,” said Andrew Mente, an author of the study and an assistant professor of epidemiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. “But people who are consuming moderate amounts may not have to decrease their intake further.”

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America’s Growing Waistline and Health Care Woes

November 21, 2011 / Staff

Americans are getting fatter.

At the rate we’re going 83 percent of American men will be overweight or obese by 2020 followed by women at 72 percent projected to be overweight or obese by then, as well.

The implications go far beyond tight pants and groaning sofas. Obesity is a big risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Imagining an America of overweight, unhealthy people gives public health officials the willies. And it should be frightening to us civilians, too.

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Normal Weight People Snack More than those Who are Over Weight

November 21, 2011 / Staff

Overweight people eat fewer meals than normal weight people.

It might seem counter-intuitive, however, it seems that all this snacking leads to consuming less calories overall throughout the day.

Generally, though, “weight loss maintainers” consumed the fewest calories, at about 1,800 a day, compared with the normal weight and overweight subjects, who took in 1,900 and more than 2,000 calories a day, respectively.
Weight loss maintainers also were the most physically active of the three groups, Bachman said, burning off about 3,000 calories a week through exercise and other activities, compared to 2,000 calories a week among the normal weight subjects and 800 calories a week in the overweight group.

The take away? You can be satisfied eating less if you spread the food out over the course of your day.

A lighter belly also leaves you more inclined to be active in between meals.

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Keeping Quiet About Your Weight Loss Goals is the Secret to Success

November 17, 2011 / Staff

Losing weight is as easy as zipping your lips!

Just telling others about your plans creates a sense of accomplishment that could derail your ultimate goal of losing weight.

Keeping your plans to diet to yourself also eliminates the conflict with those who might not want to see you succeed.

The advice seems counterintuitive. Weight Watchers and similar groups tout support as a major reason for their programs’ success, and studies have found that accountability is important in accomplishing a goal. But telling family, friends and Facebook about your diet plans could have a detrimental effect, some experts say.

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An Effective Drug for Effortless Weight loss?

November 10, 2011 / Staff

A weight loss pill which generates results in without any effort is a dream come true, for many.

Although the trials have been successful in monkeys it still needs to be tested on humans.
The researchers, headed by the husband and wife team Wadih Arap and Renata Pasqualini, have been working on the project for years. In 2004 the research team proved the drug could bring substantial weight loss in mice. Now, after the highly successful results in monkeys, they have applied for FDA approval to begin trials in people, possibly within a year.

The “couch potato” weight loss pill could be on the way.