March 2008 Entries

Certain Liver Disease Related To Cardiovascular Fitness

  ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2008) - Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have suboptimal levels of cardiovascular Fitness, muscle strength, body composition and physical Fitness, according to a new study. About one-in-four U.S. ...

Most Heart disease patients not active enough

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The majority of Americans with coronary heart disease do not engage in physical activity at recommended levels, study findings suggest. National guidelines generally call for a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate physical ...

Personal Contact Helps Maintain Weight Loss

By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Statistics on maintaining weight loss are often dismal, but a new study finds that when people have monthly personal contact with a weight-loss professional, they're able ...

Obesity Associated With Clear Changes In Gene-networks And Dysfunction Of Mitochondria

ScienceDaily (Mar. 13, 2008) - The machinery responsible for energy production in fat cells is working poorly as a result of obesity. Finnish research done at the University of Helsinki and the National Public Health Institute shows that this may ...

Study Details Link Between Obesity, Carbs And Esophageal Cancer - As Obesity And Carb-Intake Rates Have Increased, So Has Specific Cancer

Cases of esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma) in the U.S. have risen in recent decades from 300,000 cases in 1973 to 2.1 million in 2001 at age-adjusted rates. A new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that these rates ...

Study: Aging sped up by smoking and obesity

Two major Health hazards - smoking and obesity - can add yet another feature to their dossier of potential Health risks. A study published in The Lancet has linked both to hurrying up the aging process. ...

Weight loss by diet or exercise benefits heart

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Shedding excess pounds may restore some of the heart's youth, whether the weight loss comes from eating less or exercising more, the results of a small study suggests. Researchers found that among 25 healthy but ...

New Study Shows That Fitness Trumps Fatness in Determining Risk of Cancer Death in Men

DALLAS, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cooper Institute, a research and education nonprofit located at the world-renowned Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas, announces a new study published in Obesity showing that Fitness trumps fatness in determining ...