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Weight Gain During Adulthood

Weight Gain During Adulthood
American adults gain lots of weight over time Weight gain predicts poor health outcomes Has the weight gain of American adults increased the prevalence of obesity over the first 18 years of the 21st Century? Researchers at the National Center for Health Statistics used data from nine waves of the nationally representative National Health and…
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Eat Better to Improve Your Metabolic Health

Eat Better to Improve Your Metabolic Health
Limit carbohydrate intake Keep your blood glucose in a healthy range The medical establishment has long advocated a low-fat diet to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Yet, accumulating evidence supports limiting carbohydrate intake leads to equal or better results. Researchers at the University of Connecticut tested the idea that the biological markers of…
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Whole Grains Can Lower Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Whole Grains Can Lower Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Eat more whole grains Oats and barley may be especially beneficial Increased consumption of whole grains predicts reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and certain cancers. The presence of dietary fiber, antioxidants, and phytochemicals in whole grains may account for their health-promoting properties. Researchers at Harvard studied the health benefits of selected…
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The Perils of Visceral and Ectopic Fat

The Perils of Visceral and Ectopic Fat
Visceral and ectopic versus subcutaneous body fat Aerobic xercise helps reduce visceral fat With fat, location matters. Visceral fat occurs within the abdominal cavity. Subcutaneous fat occurs just beneath the skin. Researchers used data from 3,001 participants in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring and Third-Generation cohorts to determine links between these two types of fat…
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