[ The following article was sent to me by Jon Benson, fitness and fat-loss expert. I you'll it! ] Caution: This sounds like a silly question, but it’s really the most important question you can ask: “What REALLY makes me increase my bodyfat?” Is it too many calories? Sure. That’s one part. But I know … Continue reading THIS Makes You Gain Weight
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Many Americans May Not Be Well Informed About Sea Salt, Red Wine
HealthDay (4/25, Preidt) reported that "most Americans have heard that red wine has health benefits, but many don't understand the need to limit consumption, finds an American Heart Association survey." Most "respondents also mistakenly believe that sea salt is a low-sodium alternative to table salt, the survey found." Among "the 1,000 adults polled, 76 percent … Continue reading Many Americans May Not Be Well Informed About Sea Salt, Red Wine
Death Rate Among Americans With Hypertension May Be Declining
HealthDay (4/25, Goodwin) reported that "although the death rate among Americans with high blood pressure, or hypertension, has fallen since the 1970s, it still far exceeds the death rate for those with normal blood pressure," according to a study published in Circulation. Investigators "looked at data on about 23,000 adults aged 25 to 74 from … Continue reading Death Rate Among Americans With Hypertension May Be Declining
Many Patients With Diabetes Wear The Wrong Footwear
WebMD (4/22, Doheny) reported, "Many patients with diabetes fall short on foot care and footwear," according to a study presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists' meeting in California. For the study, which was "conducted in Lagos, Nigeria," researchers "asked 41 patients with type 2 diabetes, on average about 57 years old, to answer … Continue reading Many Patients With Diabetes Wear The Wrong Footwear
Many Children With Type 1 Diabetes Also Have Other Immune Diseases
Reuters (4/22, Norton) reports that according to a study of 491 children with type 1 diabetes in the journal Diabetes Care, a third of the children have signs of other immune system disorders when they get diagnosed with diabetes. Dr. Jennifer M. Barker, the University of Colorado Denver, and colleagues found that one-quarter had autoantibodies related … Continue reading Many Children With Type 1 Diabetes Also Have Other Immune Diseases