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28 Feb 2010
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Abnormal body mass index linked to lower quality of life
In Australian adults, low and high BMIs were linked with decreasing levels of physical and emotional wellbeing…Read more>>
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28 Feb 2010
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Depression in diabetics decreases motivation for self-care
In adults with diabetes, depression makes it harder to adopt effective self-care habits due to decreased social motivation…Read more>> Helping diabetics to overcome depression could help improve their physical activity, dietary habits, foot care, and blood glucose monitoring.
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21 Feb 2010
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Positive outlook helps lower heart disease risk in adults
Increased positive feelings or emotions were mildly protective against 10 year incident heart disease in men and women…Read more>>
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21 Feb 2010
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Genetic risk score of no benefit for heart disease in women
After taking into account common risk factors for heart disease in women, e.g. blood pressure, cholesterol level, etc, genetic risk score testing did not provide any predictive benefit for heart disease risk…Read more>>
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14 Feb 2010
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Better fitness improves quality of life in young men
In young men (mean age 25 yrs), good and satisfactory physical fitness was linked to better general health, physical functioning, mental health and vitality, compared with young men with poor fitness. In this study physical fitness included aerobic endurance and muscle fitness…Read more>>
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14 Feb 2010
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Good routines help keep preschool kids healthy
Preschool children (aged 4 yrs) exposed to the 3 household routines of regularly eating the evening meal as a family, obtaining adequate night-time sleep, and having limited screen-viewing time had about a 40% lower prevalence of obesity than those exposed to none of these routines. …Read more>>
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7 Feb 2010
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Improving lifestyle important after heart-related chest pain
Good diet, exercise and smoking cessation should be given priority similar to drug therapy (i.e. blood thinning, cholesterol and blood pressure lowering drugs) after an episode of heart-related chest pain…Read more>>
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7 Feb 2010
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Obesity and use of prescription drugs for the heart and diabetes
Obese men and women had a higher use of prescription drugs of several drug classes, especially drugs for heart disease and diabetes, compared with normal weight adults…Read more>>
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