Healthy midlife diet may prevent dementia later
Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years, according a doctoral thesis published at the University of Eastern Finland. The results showed that those who ate the healthiest diet at the average age of 50 had an almost 90 per cent lower risk of dementia in a 14-year follow-up study than those […]
Girls born small or underweight twice as likely to be infertile in adulthood
Girls born unexpectedly small or underweight seem to be twice as likely to have fertility problems in adulthood as those of normal size at birth, suggests research published in the online only journal BMJ Open. Medical advances mean that more underweight and very small babies will survive into adulthood, which might therefore increase the prevalence […]
Obesity Experts Say New Nutrition Labels Will Help Medical And Surgical Weight Loss Patients Make Healthier Food Choices
Springfield, New Jersey (PRWEB) February 28, 2014 The FDAs proposed changes to nutrition labels will make it easier for bariatric surgery[1] and medical weight loss patients to make healthy decisions at the grocery store, say the doctors and dietitians at New Jersey Bariatric Center[2], a medical and surgical weight loss center that performs Gastric Bypass, […]
How to Recommend Group Fitness Classes to Personal Training Clients
March 10, 2014, 12:00AM PT in Fitnovatives Blog | One of the things I liked about being a club-based personal trainer were all of the resources that were available for helping members start and maintain an exercise program. In my opinion, personal trainers often overlook one of the greatest resources available to […]
Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
Men who at the age of 18 years have poorer cardiovascular fitness and/or a lower IQ more often suffer from dementia before the age of 60. This is shown in a recent study encompassing more than one million Swedish men. In several extensive studies, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy of Gothenburg University have previously analyzed […]
Healthy Eating May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Delivery
In the study, which was conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the participants completed a scientifically evaluated questionnaire about what they had been eating and drinking since becoming pregnant. The researchers also had access to information about the women’s general lifestyle e.g. level […]
Fitness Entrepreneur Offers 5 Tips On How To Choose What Is The Best Fitness Franchise
Chino Hills, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2014 Making the decision to open a fitness franchise can be a little intimidating for personal trainers, especially if they lack a strong business background and arent sure of how to start the process of choosing one. But fitness entrepreneur and marketing expert, Bedros Keuilian, says choosing a fitness […]
Education ‘protects’ poor women from fattening effects of rising wealth
Obesity levels among women in low- and middle-income countries tend to rise in line with wealth as they purchase more energy-dense foods, but a new UCL study suggests that more educated consumers make better food choices that mitigate this effect. The study showed that in middle-income countries, obesity levels among women with secondary or higher […]
Tips From The Winning Team
Heres more of what individual members of the winning Lose to Win team had to say about their 12-week competition, which ran from last September into December (Read more on Pages 8-9): Donna Tschantre 2013 team captain I lost 30 pounds. I have more to lose and know it is not an easy road ahead. […]
Low saturated fat diets don’t curb heart disease risk or help you live longer
Diets low in saturated fat don’t curb heart disease risk or help you live longer, says a leading US cardiovascular research scientist and doctor of pharmacy in an editorial in the open access journal Open Heart. And current dietary advice to replace saturated fats with carbohydrates or omega 6-rich polyunsaturated fats is based on flawed […]