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According to a new study, the rate of childhood obesity has massively increased around the world since 1975. Overall, researchers found that childhood obesity rates jumped from just under 1% in the 1970s to nearly 6% for girls and almost 8% for boys in the present day, with rates at 20% or greater in the…
Read MoreAmong a sample of 364 ischemic stroke survivors, researchers found that those with a history of depression experienced worse function and cognitive outcomes. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, November 2017
Read MoreThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a statement that newborns should only be put to sleep on their backs on a firm, empty surface and should never be placed on a “sleep positioner”. The FDA claims that these products can actually prevent babies from breathing, increasing the risk of accidental suffocation and sudden…
Read MoreA recent literature review concludes that individuals who are more active during their free time are about 11-16% less likely to develop chronic lower back pain. Examples of leisure time physical activity include planned exercise, hiking, sports, walking, cycling, dancing, gardening, yard work, and household chores. British Journal of Sports Medicine, October 2017
Read MoreReaching daily physical activities goals can be difficult when life gets in the way. To help you become more active, the National Library of Medicine recommends the following: use the stairs instead of the elevator; walk to a co-worker’s desk or office instead of sending an email; park farther away in the parking lot to…
Read MoreAn analysis of data from twenty published studies involving 39,740 adults found that individuals who had the highest blood levels of an omega-6 fatty acid called linoleic acid—a fatty-acid is found in bean and seed oils such as soybean and sunflower oils—were 35% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those with the lowest…
Read MoreA report issued by the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concludes that obesity plays a role in at least thirteen types of cancer, which accounts for about 40% of all cancer diagnoses in a given year. These cancers include brain cancer; multiple myeloma; esophageal cancer; postmenopausal breast cancer; thyroid…
Read MoreVascular dementia is characterized by a decline in thinking skills due to reduced or impaired blood flow to the brain. Using 35 years of data concerning nearly 1.9 million adults, researchers found that myocardial infarction survivors have an elevated risk for developing vascular dementia, and the risk rises dramatically if they also sustain a stroke…
Read MoreIndividuals without calcium buildup in their arteries appear to have a significantly lower risk for heart attack and stroke. Researchers looked at CT scans of nearly 6,200 people and found that those whose arteries were free of calcium deposits had a less than a 3% chance for a heart attack or stroke over the next…
Read MoreUsing data from the Stockholm Public Health Cohort, researchers reviewed the health data of 10,044 men and women who were pain free in 2006 to see if diabetes and/or high cholesterol were linked with an elevated risk for back, neck, and/or shoulder pain (BNSP) in 2010. After adjusting for age, body mass index, physical activity,…
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