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Kids spending more time on screens - increased obesity and heart disease risks
2 monthes ago - By News Medical
We know the harmful effects of long screen time for children and adolescents and now the American Heart Association has come up with a recommendation to limit screen time to no more than one to two hours per day for children and adolescents. The AHA says that longer screen times for children could raise their risk of future heart disease.
Read more ...Exercise could limit risk of atrial fibrillation in obese people
2 monthes ago - By News Medical
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase the risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. It's more common in older people, and as it happens, in people who are obese.
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Better Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Longer Life
Better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life, with no limit to the benefit of aerobic fitness, revealed new study.
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It's believed that inadequate vitamin D levels can increase one's susceptibility to disease, and vice versa. The effects of vitamin D on disease are such that many experts have...
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Green tea is good for the body in many ways. Apart from helping you relax, it also contains plenty of nutrients that can enhance your protection against diseases. A study...
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The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention revealed on Oct. 17 that they were investigating an antibiotic-resistant salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken products. So...
Hope for colorectal cancer sufferers: Better diet lowers death risks
Switching to a better, lower fat diet can reduce the risk of death by 20 percent for colorectal cancer patients, a new American Cancer Society study found. Western diets high...
Try This Healthier Version of a Treat Only '90s Kids Will Remember: Cosmic...
Nothing brought me more joy as a kid than to open my lunch bag and see the colored chocolate chips of my favorite sweet: Cosmic Brownies. They were chocolate-y, creamy, fudgy...
New trial suggests that weight loss can reverse Type 2 diabetes
Being overweight has long been associated with an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, which is why weight loss is often recommended as a prevention and treatment method for...
Reducing your salt intake by just 1 teaspoon a day can do wonders for your heart
In the U.K., there are about 60,666 deaths per year caused by stroke and at least 124,037 deaths caused by ischemic heart disease. With these alarming figures, it helps to know...
IBD patients can improve their quality of life with common nettle
People suffering from an inflammatory bowel disease , such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, may benefit from common nettle. A study published in the Journal of Herbal...