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All entries tagged with heart diseaseBerry Juice May Stop Artery Hardening
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Running around on those wheels all day can't be easy for a hamster. I bet some have heart attacks and drop dead right on the spot.
Luckily, pumping tiny hamsters full of raspberries keeps their little tickers healthy.
A new study suggests antioxidants in berry juices and teas may prevent artery hardening, a major precursor to heart disease.
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Skinny Thighs Linked to Heart Disease
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Just when you thought the advice on protecting your heart from cardiovascular disease couldn't get any more standard, here comes a wild card study out of nowhere:
People with skinny thighs are more likely to develop, and die from, heart disease.
So much for that skinny jeans workout!
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Americans Must Stop Eating Sugar
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The American Heart Association say people must cut their sugar intake dramatically. And, you can see why, the typical American diet has three food groups: sugar, saturated fat, and marshmallow cereal! The diet of champions--not really.
In a new report, the AHA claims all this sugar is making Americans fat and setting us up for diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and cardiovascular disease.
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Fructose Gives Rats Memory and Heart Troubles
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Here's an idea--get a bunch of lab rats hopped up on sugar and see what happens. Someone tried it, and no, rats don't get a sugar rush.
Instead, they get dopey. Rats fed lots of fructose developed problems with spatial memory.
Spatial memory refers to a person's ability to navigate a familiar place, or the way a rat locates food through a maze. How fitting.
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Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Cuts Heart Failure Risk
Two studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirm what experts have often repeated: a healthy diet and lifestyle cuts the risk of heart failure dramatically.
Both studies were carried out by Harvard Medical School, Boston. One study (led by Dr. Luc Djousse) examined data from 20,900 men, and the other (led by Dr. John P. Forman) analysed of data from 83,882 women.
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Monkeys Stay Slimmer and Younger on Low-Calorie Diets
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For years, Donkey Kong has been trying to snuff out Super Mario, but with no luck. So maybe he should try cutting back on his bananas.
A new study found rhesus monkeys--a distant cousin of Donkey Kong--stayed healthier and more youthful on a calorie-restricted diet.
The research, first reported on in 2006, tells the tale of two rhesus monkeys, Canto age 27, and Owen age 29, both with two very different diets.
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Shake Off Your Weight With a Vibration Plate Machine
Obesity PanaceaYou've seen the old school cartoons with some big fat bald guy strapped to a contraption and gyrating his way to thinness.
We're no better now, with our electric pro-wrestling-sized abdominal workout belts. Editor's note:Whole Body Vibration Training does not use belts of any kind and should not be equated with those old "Fat Jiggling Machines".
But check this out. Researchers claim vibration plate exercise machines promote weight-loss, especially harmful belly fat.
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China Needs Help with Childhood Obesity
Flickr: SubrimeNo doubt. The United States is good at a lot of things. Hey, we're undefeated in the "World" Series dating all the way back to 1903. Not too shabby!
But, given our soaring rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, I hardly think we're a good role model for overcoming childhood obesity. Are we?
Our life-partner China seems to thinks so. Chinese health officials have asked the U.S. for help in addressing China's increasing number of overweight children.
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Can We Blame Obesity For Chronic Illness?
A survey of 32,000 people suggests that more and more Americans are suffering from chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure - many struggling with several at a time.
Between 1996 and 2005, the average annual cost of medical expenses not covered by health insurance rose from $427 per American in 1996 to $741 in 2005.
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Being Slightly Overweight Increases Heart Disease Risk
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