Overweight & Obesity
U.S. obesity rates rising again
(HealthDay)—After briefly leveling off, the U.S. obesity rate may be climbing again, according to a preliminary study.
Jun 11, 2018
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News tagged with nutritional risk
Cardiology
MVPA mortality risk reduction not tied to exercise in bouts
(HealthDay)—Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is associated with reduced mortality risk, regardless of whether it is accumulated in bouts, according to a study published online March 22 in the Journal of the ...
Mar 26, 2018
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Health
Whether sustained or sporadic, exercise offers same reductions in death risk
For decades, Americans have been inundated with a confusing barrage of messages about how best to counteract the health risks of sedentary lifestyles: walk 10,000 steps a day; do a seven-minute workout from a phone app; flip ...
Mar 22, 2018
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Cardiology
Improvements in control of cardiovascular risk factors not seen at all socioeconomic levels in US
Between 1999 to 2014, there was a decline in average systolic blood pressure, smoking, and predicted cardiovascular risk of 20 percent or greater among high-income U.S. adults, but these levels remained unchanged in adults ...
Jun 7, 2017
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Health
Dairy not linked to increased heart disease: study
'Blessed are the cheesemakers', misheard a character in the film The Life of Brian. Now nutritional scientists have shown that Monty Python may have been spot on.
May 9, 2017
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Cardiology
Multivitamins not associated with heart disease risk, regardless of initial dietary intake
More than half of older American adults take a daily multivitamin supplement, but evidence of any clear health benefits is scarce. The Physicians' Health Study II (PHS II) remains the only randomized, large-scale, long-term ...
Apr 5, 2017
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Cardiology
Conventional trials can't detect heterogeneity in BP Tx effects
(HealthDay)—Conventional clinical trials are unable to detect clinically important heterogeneity in intensive blood pressure (BP) treatment effects, according to a modeling study published online Jan. 3 in the Annals of ...
Jan 3, 2017
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Health
Kids continue to consume too much salt, putting them at risk
Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, kills more than 800,000 Americans each year. We know that too much salt may contribute to high blood pressure and increased cardiovascular risk. According to a new ...
Nov 3, 2016
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Medical research
Similar outcomes for permissive underfeeding, standard feeding
(HealthDay)—For critically ill adults, permissive underfeeding with full protein intake is associated with similar outcomes as standard feeding among those with high and low nutritional risk, according to research published ...
Sep 13, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Increased risk of large bowel cancer for each one cm rise in waist circumference
Experts speaking at the 23rd United European Gastroenterology Week (UEG Week 2015) in Barcelona, Spain today revealed compelling evidence of the link between excess body weight and risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). John Mathers, ...
Oct 27, 2015
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