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      Obesity Hurts Everyone

      August 29, 2011 /

      If you think that being overweight effects only the obese then think again.

      Obesity is fast replacing tobacco as the single most important preventable cause of chronic non-communicable diseases, and will add an extra 7.8 million cases of diabetes, 6.8 million cases of heart disease and stroke, and 539,000 cases of cancer in the United States by 2030.

      Some 32 percent of men and 35 percent of women are now obese in the United States, according to a research team led by Claire Wang at the Mailman School of Public Health in Columbia University in New York. They published their findings in a special series of four papers on obesity in The Lancet.

      Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Nutrition, Quality Control, Resources, Wellness

      Smoking Myths Debunked! No More Excuses to Stop Smoking

      August 22, 2011 /

      There seems to be a never ending list of excuse from smokers who fail to quite this nasty, damaging, expensive habit.

      Everyone is a victim of some major roadblock to good health.

      Well, the buck stops here!

      Read the top myth busting facts that will help you stop smoking for good!

      Myth I’ve smoked for so long; the damage is already done.

      Myth Switching to ‘light’ cigarettes will cut my risk

      Myth My other healthy habits may make up for my smoking.

      Myth Trying to quit smoking will stress me out — and that’s unhealthy.

      Myth The weight gain that comes with quitting is just as unhealthy as smoking.

      Myth Quitting “cold turkey” is the only way to go

      Myth Nicotine products are just as unhealthful as smoking.

      Myth Cutting back on smoking is good enough

      Myth I’m the only one who is hurt by my smoking.

      Myth I tried quitting once and failed, so it’s no use trying again.

      Wellness

      Getting Enough Vitamin D Helps Lower Men’s Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

      June 24, 2011 /

      Spending a few moments in the sun may get you a bit more than just a tan.

      By spending no more than 15 minutes in the sun with arms and legs exposed your body will produce over 10,000 IU of necessary vitamin D.

      The sun is the major natural source of vitamin D, since sunlight triggers vitamin D synthesis in the body.

      Food sources are relatively few and include fatty fish like salmon and mackerel, and fortified dairy products and cereals.

      Studies have found that this vital vitamin may help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in men.

      After accounting for a range of factors — like age, weight, exercise levels and other diet habits, such as fat intake – Sun’s team found that men who got at least 600 IU of vitamin D from food and supplements had a 16 percent lower risk of heart attack and stroke compared to men who got less than 100 IU of vitamin D per day.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      Middle Aged Fitness Can Determine Future Risk for Heart Disease and Stroke

      May 19, 2011 /

      If you’re middle-aged, a strong predictor of your risk of heart attack or stroke over the next decade or more can be determined by a fairly simple fitness test:

      How fast can you run a mile?

      The National Institutes of Health and The American Heart Association funded these studies.

      In two separate studies, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that how fast a middle-age person can run a mile can help predict the risk of dying of heart attack or stroke decades later for men and could be an early indicator of cardiovascular disease for women.

      In one recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers analyzed the heart disease risk of 45-, 55- and 65-year-old men based on their fitness level and traditional risk factors, such as age, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, total cholesterol and smoking habits. The scientists found that low levels of midlife fitness are associated with marked differences in the lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease.

      Research, Wellness

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