Tag: cardiovascular disease risk
Long work day? If it’s more than 10 hrs you could...
Working for more than 10 hours per day associated with increased risk of stroke
People who worked long hours had a higher risk of stroke,...
Fear of trying new foods can increase lifestyle disease risk
Food neophobia, fear of trying new foods can increase the risk of cardiovascular and other lifestyle diseases
Food neophobia - or fear of new foods...
Weight training, vigorous exercise can improve help people with diabetes
Animal studies show that vigorous workouts, including weight training can help people living with diabetes control their blood sugar better
Research conducted at the University...
Sleeping with the television on may make women gain weight
Study finds that women tend to gain more weight when they sleep with an artificial light on, such as that from the television
Sleeping with...
High BP during pregnancy linked to higher risk of heart attack,...
Risk of developing heart attack increases by 45% in women who had high blood pressure during pregnancy
Women who have high blood pressure during pregnancy,...
Poultry & red meat equally bad for your heart, cholesterol levels
Both red and white meats raise low density lipoproteins (LDLs) by the same amount, finds new study
Consuming red meat and white meat such as...
Beta blockers effective in stress-induced heart rhythm disorder
Beta blockers reduce the odds of having a stress-induced atrial fibrillation compared to people not taking the drug
Individuals who are prone to emotion-triggered atrial...
Flavoured e-cigarettes can hasten onset of heart disease
Exposure to flavoured e-cigarette exacerbates dysfunction of cells lining various organs and inflammation - often precursors to heart disease
A new study on endothelial (cell...
Football players have high risk of cardiac & neurological diseases
First study to analyse comparatives health risks of sportspersons puts football players at higher cardiac risk
Professional football players appear to have a somewhat elevated...
Don’t overdo omega 6 fatty acids during pregnancy, warns study
New study shows omega 6 fats that are present in vegetable oil can be harmful during pregnancy
In modern societies, we are eating more omega...
