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February 6, 2012
Fitness and 'fatness' both matter to the heart
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing fitness or packing on fat with age each can be bad for the heart -- but avoiding either one of those fates may protect the ticker, a study published Monday suggests.
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January 12, 2012
Sugary soda ups risky fat deposits
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking a liter of regular cola every day increases the amount of fat in the liver and in the muscles and surrounding the organs in the belly, according to a new Danish study.
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September 13, 2011
CORRECTION: Study finds healthy hearts in fat bodies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Carrying extra pounds doesn't necessarily mean your heart is ailing, according to Greek researchers.
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September 13, 2011
Study finds healthy hearts in fat bodies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Carrying extra pounds doesn't necessarily mean your heart is ailing, according to Greek researchers.
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September 1, 2011
More beans, less white rice tied to less diabetes
New York (Reuters Health) -- Beans and rice are a classic combination throughout the western hemisphere, but a study in Costa Rica finds that the bean half of the equation may be better for health.
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July 25, 2011
What's the best exercise for heart health?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A combination of weight training and aerobic exercise might be the best prescription for overweight people at risk for diabetes and heart disease, a new study suggests.
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June 16, 2011
US teens skimp on exercise, but not sodas: CDC
CHICAGO, June 16 (Reuters) - Only about one in 10 U.S. teens is getting enough exercise and one in four has a soda a day, adding to concerns about obesity among American youth, government researchers said on Thursday.
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May 11, 2011
Heart risk factors rising in 'Westernizing' Korea
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As Korea has become more "Westernized" since the late-1990s, the number of adults with multiple risk factors for heart disease and diabetes has steadily climbed, a new study finds.
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April 1, 2011
Vegetarians may be at lower diabetes, heart risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study finds that a meat-free diet seems to lower a person's likelihood of having certain risk factors for diabetes or heart disease -- and therefore may lower the risk of one day developing those illnesses.
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March 24, 2011
Testosterone gel shows effects on diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Testosterone treatment appears to improve the underlying problem in some men with type 2 diabetes, according to a study funded by UK drugmaker ProStrakan.
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March 7, 2011
Mediterranean diet improves heart risk factors
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating a Mediterranean diet may prevent or even reverse metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.
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November 1, 2010
Monounsaturated fats boost "good" cholesterol
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The monounsaturated fats found in vegetable oils, nuts and avocados can help boost a person's "good" cholesterol levels when added to an overall diet that curbs "bad" LDL cholesterol, a study published Monday suggests.
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October 15, 2010
Metabolic syndrome continues to climb in the U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is no end in sight for the increasing rate of metabolic syndrome among Americans, with the prevalence growing among young adults as well, a new study finds.
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October 14, 2010
Mediterranean diet may trim diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who stick with a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in plant-based fats may help lower their risk of type 2 diabetes -- even without counting calories or shedding weight, new research hints.
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September 20, 2010
'Pre-diabetes' raises risk of heart attack, stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A set of conditions known to accompany or portend type 2 diabetes, including obesity and high blood sugar, could more than double a person's risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study.
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August 17, 2010
Healthy eating helps reverse metabolic syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of risk factors for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes -- have a better chance of reversing it if they stick to a healthy diet, a new study shows.
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August 11, 2010
Should belly fat prompt early colon cancer screens?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large waistline more than doubles the risk that people in their 40s will develop precancerous cells in the colon, according to Korean researchers.
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July 22, 2010
Heart risk factors less common in fish lovers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle-aged and older men who eat fish every day are less likely than infrequent fish eaters to develop a collection of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke, a new study suggests.
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July 15, 2010
Farm, food service jobs tied to heart disease risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Americans in certain lines of work, including transportation, food service and farming, may have a relatively high rate of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke, a new study finds.
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January 4, 2010
Even with fewer risk factors, heavy men die earlier
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight middle-aged men may have a higher risk of heart problems and strokes and die earlier than their thinner peers -- even in the absence of some traditional risk factors, a new study suggests.
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December 23, 2009
'Good' cholesterol less protective with diabetes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetes may lower the heart-protective benefits of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, the so-called "good" cholesterol, but giving diabetics niacin, a drug that raises HDL levels, might restore the benefit, researchers said on Tuesday.
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December 8, 2009
Breastfeeding may curb heart, diabetes risk factors
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who breastfeed seem to have a lower long-term risk of developing a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease than women who bottle-feed, a new study suggests.
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September 29, 2009
Pregnancy may up diabetes risk factors later
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It may be the most wonderful experience of a woman's life, but pregnancy may also increase risk factors for diabetes, according to a new study.
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September 23, 2009
Too much fructose may raise blood pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A diet high in the sugar fructose raises blood pressure in men, while a drug used to treat gout seems to protect against the blood pressure increase.
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September 4, 2009
Antioxidant pills do not prevent metabolic syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who want to forestall heart disease and diabetes may do better by choosing antioxidant-rich foods instead of antioxidant supplements, a new study suggests.
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August 11, 2009
Offspring weight, heart risks linked to mom's blood sugar
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mother's blood sugar levels during pregnancy may increase her offspring's risk for being overweight and having heart disease, according to findings from a Danish study.
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July 17, 2009
Metabolic syndrome in heart failure patients deadly
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that the risk of dying from heart failure is increased in people who also have the metabolic syndrome.
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July 10, 2009
Being active may help lift sense of hopelessness
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More active men seem to have a rosier outlook on life, new research from Finland shows.
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June 30, 2009
Metabolic syndrome linked to breast cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that a set of risk factors for heart disease and type 2 diabetes, known as the metabolic syndrome, could be related to the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women.
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June 12, 2009
Gastric band improves obese teen's metabolic status
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In morbidly obese teenagers, undergoing a surgical procedure called laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) can significantly improve or and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, according to a study reported this week at The Endocrine Society's 91st annual meeting in New Orleans.
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June 12, 2009
Heart dangers seen in very young obese children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obese children as young as 7 have worrying levels of compounds linked to heart disease and heart attacks, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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May 8, 2009
Vibrate yourself to a leaner you
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vibrating exercise platforms, which are increasingly found in commercial gyms in Europe and elsewhere, may help people lose the particularly harmful deep "hidden" fat that surrounds the abdominal organs and is linked to type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
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April 22, 2009
Vegetable juice may help with weight loss
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking at least one glass of low sodium vegetable juice every day may help overweight dieters lose more weight.
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April 10, 2009
Diet soda linked to higher diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle-aged and older adults who drink diet soda everyday may have a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
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March 20, 2009
Fenofibrate curbs heart disease in diabetics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with fenofibrate, a cholesterol-lowering drug, reduces the risk of heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and components of the metabolic syndrome, researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.
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March 9, 2009
Studies link heart, diabetes risks with dementia
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Taking steps to stave off diabetes and heart disease may improve a person's chances of staying mentally sharp later in life, several research teams said on Monday.
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March 6, 2009
Study finds belly fat makes breathing harder
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Carrying excess weight around the middle can impair lung function, adding to a long list of health problems associated with belly fat, French researchers said on Friday.
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March 5, 2009
Heartbreaker: a bad marriage raises cardiac risk
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women in strained marriages are more likely than other wives to have high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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February 4, 2009
Smoking, metabolic problem raises heart risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High rates of tobacco smoking and a condition called metabolic syndrome are combining to increase the risks of heart disease and stroke among older individuals in China, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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December 25, 2008
Metabolic syndrome predicts kidney disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having the so-called metabolic syndrome may raise the risk of chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, researchers from China report.
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December 11, 2008
Metabolic syndrome tied to greater depression risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with a constellation of diabetes and heart disease risk factors known as the metabolic syndrome are more likely to be depressed than people who are free from these risk factors, Australian researchers report.
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December 8, 2008
Mediterranean diet plus nuts may cut heart risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A traditional Mediterranean diet that includes a healthy serving of nuts each day may help reverse a cluster of risk factors for heart disease, researchers reported Monday.
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November 28, 2008
Exercise, calcium may lower metabolic syndrome risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular exercise and a calcium-rich diet could be two ways to help lower the risk of metabolic syndrome, according to a new study.
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November 27, 2008
Periodontal disease linked to metabolic syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In middle-aged adults, gum disease goes hand in hand with the metabolic syndrome, UK researchers report.
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October 14, 2008
Sleep apnea treatment good for the heart
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of a breathing treatment called continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, reduced cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome, but only in those with good adherence to CPAP, Slovakian researchers found.
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September 19, 2008
Flame retardant tied to diabetes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to brominated flame retardants (BFRs) may raise the risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome, a group of factors that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other problems, according to a report in the journal Diabetes Care.
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September 17, 2008
Half of normal-weight adults may still be too fat
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with body mass indexes (BMI) that fall into the normal range may still have to be concerned about obesity, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic warns.
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August 25, 2008
Gastric bypass surgery reverses metabolic syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, in extremely obese patients can be cured by gastric bypass surgery, according to the findings from a new study.
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August 19, 2008
Study confirms berberine benefits for diabetics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Berberine, an herbal medicine commonly used to treat diarrhea, can also significantly reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes, Chinese researchers report based on a study they conducted.
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July 31, 2008
Risk of metabolic syndrome rises near menopause
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As women begin to enter menopause, their risk of developing a collection of heart disease risk factors appears to climb, a study has found.