This was a new way of thinking about fat in the body, for me. A review suggests that increasing fat storage helps protect against metabolic syndrome. Most researchers and physicians will tell you that obesity, itself, is a major part of the cause of metabolic syndrome.
What is metabolic syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome, also called syndrome [...]
Category Archives: Heart
Are You Programmed To Age Faster?
February 10, 2010 – 10:58 am
Now there is evidence that some people may age faster than others, due to their genes.
Recently a post talked about how exercise may keep you younger. This post described research that suggested that those who exercise may have healthier cells. The post described how the ends of chromosomes (the strands of DNA that [...]
Why Is Belly Fat Bad?
February 5, 2010 – 11:56 am
We all know that having lots of belly fat is bad. We are told that it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a range of other health problems. But why is belly fat bad?
There are number of reasons but I will explain one of the major ones. This has to [...]
How Exercise Helps Cardiovascular Disease
January 31, 2010 – 9:34 pm
We are frequently told that exercise is good for us. It reduces the risk of a range of diseases, such as heart disease and stroke.
What is often not clear is why it is good for us. How exactly does exercise help?
Here is one way that researchers have found that exercise helps with cardiovascular [...]
Belly Fat Related To Binge Not Frequent Drinking
September 14, 2009 – 6:13 pm
A big belly, often in men is called a beer belly. The common perception is that men who drink a lot of beer will get a big belly.
New research that was presented at the European Society of Cardiology 2009 meeting suggests that it is not the quantity of alcohol that is consumed but the [...]
Which Healthy Lifestyle Change Can Reduce Disease Risk?
August 12, 2009 – 5:55 pm
What aspects of a healthy lifestyle are important for reducing disease risk? If you had to choose which things you changed to improve your life and which ones you didn’t change, which would you choose?
A study in Germany looked at four lifestyle factors and 4 diseases in 23,513 Germans, aged 35 to 65.
The four [...]