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Summertime Foot Care Tips
Many people like to be barefoot as much as possible during the summer; however, doing so increases your risk of cuts, puncture wounds, and even infections.
The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons offer the following tips for those who like to go barefoot:
Keep up with tetanus vaccinations. Teens and adults should get booster shots [...]
HGH Benefits May Be All In The Mind
Research at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia has shown that an athletes’ performance increases when they think that they are taking a performance-enhancing drug, even if they never actually take the drug.
The researchers used human growth hormone supplements on half of the study participants, while the other half were given a [...]
Men And Women Shown To Metabolize Fructose Differently
A study by the Lausanne University School of Biology and Medicine in Switzerland has shown that men and women metabolize high levels of fructose differently.
The study revealed that short-term high fructose intake among men caused an increase in blood triglycerides and decreased insulin resistance, both of which are factors associated with a greater risk for [...]
Apple Or Pear – What Body Shape May Be Telling You
Where overweight people carry their extra weight – the waist or hips – can influence their risk of several disorders.
Research has shown that having an “apple-shaped” body, which means fat is mostly stored in the abdominal regions, increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, several types of cancer, and probably other [...]
Obesity Rates Disturbingly High
New research by Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina shows frightening levels of obesity in the United States.
Dr. Gregory L. Burke, the principal investigator at Wake Forest University, says “the obesity epidemic has the potential to reduce further gains in life expectancy, largely through an effect on cardiovascular disease mortality.”
Of over 6,800 middle-age or [...]
Frequent Weight Gain And Loss May Weaken Men’s Bones
A study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo examined 4,601 men between the ages of 25 and 50 for 28 years. The researchers found that the more often these men lost and regained weight, the more likely they were to suffer a fractured forearm after the age of 50.
The researchers believe [...]
Cardiovascular Fitness and Weight Effect Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Research at the University of South Carolina, Columbia has shown that lower cardiovascular fitness and higher body weight are independently linked with the development of type 2 diabetes in women.
Dr. Xuemei Sui and associates monitored 6,249 women aged 20 to 79 years for 17 years. At the start of the 17 years, none of [...]
Diabetics Have Twice The Risk Of Heart Attack
Research from the Gentofte Hospital in Hellerup, Denmark has shown that diabetics are over twice as likely to suffer from a heart attack, stroke, and death from cardiovascular disease. This puts them at the same risk level as non-diabetics who have already suffered a heart attack.
To come to this conclusion, the researchers looked at [...]
Being Normal Weight With High Body Fat Still At Risk For Heart Problems
Research from the Mayo Clinic has shown that over 50% of American adults considered to have normal body weight have high body fat percentages as well as heart and metabolic trouble. High body fat is considered to be over 20% for men and 30% for women.
The results of this research contradict the common belief [...]
Birth Rate May Have An Influence On Lifespan
Research at the Centre for Health and Society in Copenhagen has shown that low birth weight indicates an increased risk of dying early as an adult. An extra-heavy birth rate also indicates a greater risk.
Previous studies have revealed a connection between small birth weight and heart disease and diabetes risk. It has also [...]
