What’s Your Relationship with Food?
Eating in response to emotions and stress has been linked to being overweight for decades. What kind of eater are you? Maybe you’re an emotional eater…
Diabetes-Related Health Conditions
Browsing the next page of Diabetes-Related Health Conditions.
Children May Have Cholesterol Problems, Too
High cholesterol levels are not just found in adults. Children may have high cholesterol, too, even without being overweight. Over years, cholesterol overload has similar hazards as in adults – clogged arteries and injury to the heart.
Make Your Muscles Work
While the term “strength training” may elicit images of a Speedo-clad Arnold Schwarzenegger, bodybuilders encompass only a fraction of strength-training enthusiasts. In fact, from marathoners to moms, everyone can benefit from increasing their muscle mass.
Zero Trans Fat: Does It Mean It’s Healthy?
When you see a food labeled zero trans fat, can you automatically assume it’s a better choice? Not so fast…
7 Ways for Kids to Have a Slimmer Summer
This may be the first generation of kids who do not outlive their parents because of health problems related to childhood obesity. But parents can take action now to help prevent the early onset of these diseases.
Blood Sugar: A Piece in the Cancer Risk Puzzle
A major new study has added to evidence suggesting that high blood sugar and problems in sugar metabolism may increase cancer risk.
Coenzyme Q10: Should You Take This Supplement?
You may have heard claims that the supplement coenzyme Q10 can lower blood pressure, boost the immune system and improve certain heart diseases. There are also claims it can help fight cancer, Parkinson’s disease, wrinkles, diabetes, gum diseases and many other problems.
Heartburn, Angina Or Heart Attack? If in Doubt, Check It Out!
It’s your birthday and you’ve just enjoyed your favorite dinner. What comes next on the menu is something you didn’t order – the worst case of heartburn and indigestion you’ve ever experienced. Or could it be something more serious?
Sodium: Questions Remain
After many years of study, researchers now say that sodium may influence the blood pressure and heart health of some people more than others. Meanwhile, research has raised questions about how sodium consumption may affect two other serious health concerns: stomach cancer and osteoporosis.
How Much Influence Do Medical Publications Have On Your Doctor?
How much impact do articles in prominent medical journals really have on how doctors treat patients, and how fast does that impact affect clinical practice?
Changing Beverages at School: What Will It Mean?
When students get back to school this year, some may be surprised by the changes in beverage choices, with fewer carbonated soft drinks and more juice, sports drinks and water options. However, any parents assuming that their children’s beverage choices have become more healthful should check their school’s plans.
Your Heart May Not Need More Vitamin B
The use of three B vitamins folate, B-6 and B-12 as a sound strategy to promote heart health may be coming to an end. These three vitamins still seem to lower blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine, but this reduction doesn’t appear to affect heart disease or stroke risk.
Can Healthful Eating Save Your Eyes?
Although age-related macular degeneration is still not fully understood, experts say it may stem from damage caused by oxidation reactions. A past large study showed that high doses of antioxidant supplements might slow a person’s progression from early to late AMD.
Flavor: Friend or Foe of Healthy Eating?
Experts say the real reason behind the success, and ultimately the failure, of many weight loss diets is that their limited variety of foods and flavors makes people so bored with the food that they eat less and lose weight.
