Obesity is a risk factor for diabetes at any age, but a recent study makes this connection even clearer, suggesting that carrying excess weight during youth may translate into a higher risk of developing diabetes later in life. According to the study, girls who are overweight at younger ages (ages 5 – 10) may have...
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Archive for September, 2010
Overweight Girls = Diabetic Women?
Powerful Probiotics
Probiotics are microorganisms found in fermented food, typically in yogurt. Consuming probiotics can provide an number of important benefits including: lowering cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, preventing colon cancer, improving immune function, relieving diarrhea, reducing inflammation, improving mineral absorption, reducing Irritable bowel syndrome and colitis. A new study found that a certain type of probiotic...
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Less White Rice Lowers Diabetes Risk
The distinction between white rice and brown rice is a relatively simple one, nutritionally speaking: Brown rice contains all of the original nutrition, including fiber and bran. White rice, on the other hand, has been effectively “stripped” of these nutrients. That distinction is important because research suggests a diet high in white rice increases the...
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Preventing Obesity and Osteoporosis Is Really Easy
While obesity and osteoporosis tend to plague adults, these ailments begin at preschool age. The solution? Feed your children their veggies. Researchers found that a “high intake of dark-green and deep-yellow vegetables was related to low fat mass and high bone mass” that impacted health later in life. The more vegetables the children ate, the lower their fat mass...
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Early Marijuana Use = Psychosis-Related Outcomes
If you think marijuana is somehow “safe” compared to other illicit drugs, consider that it may increase the risk of developing psychosis. A new study has found that “early cannabis use is associated with psychosis-related outcomes in young adults.” Specifically, those who used marijuana early in life were subject to an increased risk of:...
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Vitamin E Reduces Risk of Lung Disease in Women
Let’s face it: If you can’t breathe, you can’t live, at least not without artificial assistance. Chronic lung disease, any disease that causes the lungs to not work properly, can threaten your ability to breathe, but vitamin E may help you avoid it. Recent findings suggest that taking vitamin E for 10 years or more...
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Vitamin D Protects Against Winter Flu
Getting the flu isn’t a pleasant experience for anyone, but when it strikes your child, it’s bad news all around. Fortunately, recent evidence suggests a vitamin D may help prevent the flu. According to the study, children who take vitamin D3 daily during the winter months can reduce their risk of getting the flu...
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Destructive Anger Increases Risk of Heart Disease
Abundant evidence suggest anger can be damaging – both emotionally and physically – but the type of anger can make a difference in the health risks. For example, a recent study classified anger into three categories: Constructive anger – discussing to resolve the situation Destructive anger justification – blaming others for one’s anger Destructive anger...
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Red Meat Vindicated?
So, which is more unhealthy: red meat or processed meat? A recent study may provide an answer. Frustrated by mixed findings, researchers compared studies and found that processed meats, rather than unprocessed red meat, was guilty of increasing health risks. “Processed meat intake was associated with a 42% higher risk of CHD (coronary heart disease) and...
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