Young Women May Reduce Heart Disease Risk Eating Fish With Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Study Finds
January 18, 2012
Young women may reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease simply by eating more fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. In the first population-based study in women of childbearing age, those who rarely or never ate fish had 50 percent more cardiovascular problems over eight [...]
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ARE YOU CONSIDERED “FAT” BY AMERICA’S STANDARDS?
Assessing Your Weight and Health Risk Assessment of weight and health risk involves using three key measures: 1. Body mass index (BMI) 2. Waist circumference 3. Risk factors for diseases and conditions associated with obesity Body Mass Index (BMI) BMI is a useful measure of overweight and obesity. It is calculated from your [...]
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Workouts sculpt heart as well as muscles
Exercise can cause structural changes in the heart, and these changes vary depending on the type of training an athlete is engaged in, research shows. In a study, researchers found that endurance athletes showed an increase in the size of both their left and right ventricles after 90 days of team training, while athletes who [...]
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For Black Girls, Lack Of Exercise Heightens Obesity Risk
The evidence of America’s obesity epidemic is all around us. But the problem is particularly acute among African-American women. About half of African-American women in the U.S. are obese, compared to 30 percent of white women. Black women not only carry more weight, but they start piling on extra pounds years before their white counterparts. [...]
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