Archive for the 'Prevention' Category
Exercise and Disease Prevention
Posted on August 13, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention | View Comments
Just thought you might want to know this information: Regular exercise is still really good for you.
[Source: WSJ: The Hidden Benefits of Exercise].
Medical Complications of Obesity
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under Prevention, Weight Control | View Comments
Some of the medical complications of obesity:
[Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC Vital Signs: Adult Obesity; August 2010].
Calcium Supplements and Heart Attack Risk
Posted on July 30, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Prevention | View Comments
A recent study found that calcium supplements are associated with an increased risk of heart attack. Plenty has been written about the study so I won’t go into detail, but it is worth mentioning.
Remember, this study looked at calcium supplements, not calcium intake from real food.
You can get calcium from more sources besides milk and dairy [...]
Things You Can Control
Posted on July 29, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
“Four modifiable health risk behaviors—lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption—are responsible for much of the illness, suffering, and early death related to chronic diseases.”
— CDC
You can do stuff to help control your health. You can start right now.
Even if chronic disease is creeping up on you, it’s never to [...]
How to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
Posted on July 9, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Exercise, Prevention, physical activity | View Comments
This isn’t new, but it’s still significant:
“Increasing total volume of activity, increasing intensity of aerobic exercise from low to moderate and from moderate to high and adding weight training to the exercise program are among the most effective strategies to reduce the risk of CHD [coronary heart disease] in men.”
— Authors of ”Exercise Type and Intensity [...]
Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity
Posted on July 6, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, Weight Control | View Comments
Higher morbidity in association with overweight and obesity has been observed for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems and some types of cancer (endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon).
Obesity is also associated with complications of pregnancy, menstrual irregularities, hirsutism, stress incontinence, and psychological disorders (depression).
[Source: [...]
Sugar-Sweetened Drinks and Blood Pressure
Posted on June 25, 2010 - Filed Under Blood Pressure, Nutrition, Prevention | View Comments
“Our findings suggest that reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and sugar consumption may be an important dietary strategy to lower blood pressure and further reduce other blood pressure-related diseases.”
— Liwei Chen, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor at Louisiana State University Health Science Center School of Public Health
[Source: Science Daily: Drinking Fewer Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Lower Blood Pressure].
Exercise
Posted on June 23, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
“Other than not smoking, exercise is the single best thing you can do to get healthy or stay healthy and keep chronic diseases at bay. Exercise is far more than merely a way to lose or control weight.”
— Walter C. Willett, M.D., chair, Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health (from Eat, Drink, [...]
Solving Childhood Obesity
Posted on May 11, 2010 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
[Source: Solving the Problem of Childhood ObesityWithin a Generation].
The Whitehouse Task Force on Childhood Obesity gave a report to the President on how to solve the childhood obesity problem within a generation. The above graph (click graph to enlarge) shows what they hope to do by 2030.
You can read the report to the President (120 pages) [...]
What I’m Eating
Posted on March 29, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Prevention | View Comments
What I’m eating right now:
Just wanted to share.
“Eating plenty of fruits and veggies may help reduce the risk of many diseases, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and some cancers.”
– via Top 10 Reasons to Eat MORE Fruits & Vegetables
