Sentences with phrase «cardiovascular health risk factors»

One algorithm that studied retinal images from over 284,000 patients could predict cardiovascular health risk factors such as high blood pressure.

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Even the author of a recent breast - feeding and cardiovascular risk factors study conceded that the health benefits from breast - feeding can be overblown by the time they reach mother's ears, if moms are listening at all.

Queen's University assistant professor Pendar Farahani (Department of Medicine and Department of Public Health Sciences) is advocating the use of gender - based treatment for mitigating the cardiovascular risk factors related to diabetes.

Dr. Fuster adds: «For our patients» lives and for the health of our global economies we need to improve our predictive measures for cardiovascular disease and can no longer just rely on traditional risk factors.

Since smoking and obesity are risk factors for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, the additional burden of craving more fats and sugars, while not fully tasting them, could be detrimental to health.»

There is «promising evidence» that the popular mind - body practice of yoga is beneficial in managing and improving the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and is a «potentially effective therapy» for cardiovascular health.

In many previous studies, researchers have found an association between adults» social well - being — including their close relationships and sources of social support — and health - related outcomes including cardiovascular risk factors.

Childhood bullying may lead to long - lasting health consequences, impacting psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular health well into adulthood, according to a study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

The authors state, «our findings support benefits of increased fruit and vegetable consumption for preventing long - term weight gain and provide further food - specific guidance for the prevention of obesity, a primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and many other health conditions.»

Hypertension is the most important treatable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and while it is especially common in the elderly and in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), these are the least studied groups in randomized controlled trials examining the health effects of lowering blood pressure.

People with prediabetes who took part in a comprehensive health program to improve nutrition, exercise, stress and sleep were able to revert to normal blood glucose metabolism, reducing their risk for developing diabetes — a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease — according to a study to be presented at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session in San Diego.

«In the majority of patients, bariatric surgery may result in the remission of many cardiovascular disease risk factors, which could prevent those patients from experiencing more serious health conditions, such as heart attack and stroke,» Coleman said.

It includes an overview of African Americans» burden of cardiovascular disease; how traditional risk factors and adverse health behaviors affect the disparities between African Americans and whites; a discussion of the genetic and biological factors that might contribute to cardiovascular disease in African Americans; and medical treatments and the social, cultural and environmental factors that influence prevention and disease management in African Americans.

Healthcare providers can improve the cardiovascular health of their patients by being vigilant in conducting routine cardiovascular risk assessments, before and after initiating psychopharmacological treatment, in addition to offering health promotion interventions to target known cardiovascular risk factors.

«We know that sleep is important for cardiovascular health and many studies have linked poor or insufficient sleep with increased risk factors for cardiovascular - related diseases,» said Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, a researcher in the Channing Division of Network Medicine at BWH and Harvard School of Public Health and senior author of this health and many studies have linked poor or insufficient sleep with increased risk factors for cardiovascular - related diseases,» said Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, a researcher in the Channing Division of Network Medicine at BWH and Harvard School of Public Health and senior author of this Health and senior author of this study.

People with high fitness levels in midlife have significantly lower annual health care costs after age 65 than people with low fitness in midlife, after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

Kovesdy says, «Better awareness of the risk factors for CKD — for example, high blood pressure, obesity, cardiovascular disease, race - ethnicity, family history — is needed for health care providers to become proactive about screening for early - stage CKD.»

Across states, significant variation has been described in the prevalence of CVD and cardiovascular health and risk factors, including hypertension, smoking, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, overweight / obesity, physical inactivity, and limited consumption of vegetables and fruits.

The researchers also measured these risk factor measurements of «ideal cardiovascular health»:

«We studied asymptomatic individuals with a low risk of cardiovascular events at baseline and used noninvasive imaging to predict the risk of an event downstream,» said David A. Bluemke, M.D, Ph.D., from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md. «This is the first population - based prospective study to determine if vulnerable plaque features by MRI add to the risk of a cardiovascular event beyond the traditional risk factors.»

As expected, the study conducted by the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health at the University of Basel, the Institute of Stress Medicine, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg illustrates that stressed individuals exhibit higher values of most cardiovascular risk factors.

In a cooperative effort between Duke and Duke Kunshan University, researchers found higher exposure to ground - level ozone led to higher blood pressure and blood platelet activation — risk factors for cardiovascular health.

A potential explanation for the secular trend may be that while improved treatment for cardiovascular risk factors or complicating diseases has reduced mortality in all weight classes, the effects may have been greater at higher BMI levels than at lower BMI levels.12 Because obesity is a causal risk factor for hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidemia,15,19 - 22 obese individuals may have had a higher selective decrease in mortality.18 Indirect evidence of this effect is seen in the findings as the deaths occur at similar time periods in the 3 cohorts, but cohorts recruited at later periods have an increase in the BMI associated with the lowest mortality, possibly suggesting a period effect related to changes in clinical practice, such as improved treatments, or general public health status, such as decreased smoking or increased physical activity.

It doesn't tell us anything about one's genetic risk factors, cardiovascular health, immune health, bone health, or hormonal balance.»

The researchers concluded their study by noting that estimated fitness level — in consideration with other risk factors such as smoking status, alcohol consumption, and other health conditions — could have a major impact on identifying people at risk for future cardiovascular disease.

That's why it's important not only for people with cardiovascular risk factors to take care of their mental health, says May, but also for people with depression to take care of their hearts.

Elevated Homocysteine, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke and many other health conditions

Brady: Well, if I could jump in just were just one second, since some viewers may have some lipid - type of concerns and confused or wondering about the sizes, and the densities, and things here is, is the, when it comes to lipids, and it's a much better indication of cardiovascular health or risk factors of cardiovascular disease, is the size and the density of cholesterol molecules.

As part of a healthy lifestyle, yoga may lower cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, according to Harvard Health Publications.

Several trials have demonstrated that the cardiomyocytes of rodents maintained on IER become more resilient to ischaemic injury induced by occlusion of the left coronary artery 18, 21, 29, which translated into improved long - term survival following such injury in one study.21 In addition, within these studies, associations have been found between the cardiovascular improvements and markers of oxidative stress 24, 30, inflammatory responses 18, 24, 29, 30 and increases in circulating levels of adiponectin.29 Collectively, these reported changes in biochemical and physiological cardiovascular risk factors would be expected to suppress atherosclerotic development and preserve cardiovascular health.

It primarily focuses on normalizing blood glucose levels, which is key to promoting healthy weight loss and preventing the onset or progression of insulin resistance and related health issues and cardiovascular disease risk factors with the benefit of Soothe Digest for improved digestion.

Some of the health - giving attributes of omega - 3's include the following: regulation of inflammation, alleviation of pain, prevention of excessive blood clotting, maintenance of the integrity of cell membranes, reduction in elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, optimal fetal development, reduced cardiovascular risk factors, anti-cancer properties, better cognitive function, reduced incidence of depression, among many others.

Eating nuts and seeds can lead to reduced health risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes (2)(3).

It has been hypothesized that the reported beneficial health effects from caloric restriction on excess body weight, cardiovascular risk factors, glucose metabolism, tumor physiology, neurodegenerative pathology and life span can be mimicked by alternating periods of short term fasting with periods of refeeding, without deliberately altering the total caloric intake.

Studies have shown that the regular intake of whole grain wheat and wheat germ can reduce risk factors associated with coronary heart disease and can increase the health of the entire cardiovascular system.

Moreover, exercise helps reduce * related risk factors like cardiovascular disease thus in a way enhancing * brain health.

The health care world's increased acceptance of yoga therapy is partly due to a significant body of clinical research that now documents yoga's proven benefits for a range of health conditions, including back pain, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, as well as its ability to help reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

Researchers define obesity as a condition where fat accumulates in the body to become a risk factor or marker for many chronic diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and cancer, as well as adversely impacting overall health.

This study will see if vitamin D supplements improve vascular health and reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease in overweight or obese children who have vitamin D deficiency.

Not only does it help with cholesterol but L. reuteri 30242 has been shown to safely support healthy CRP (a marker for inflammation), fibrinogen (involved in clot formation), apoB - 100 (a marker for LDL particle size, a known cardiovascular risk factor), and vitamin D levels (important for cardiovascular health) for those within normal range.3, 4,5

Anything that drops our weight can drop our cholesterol, but the goal isn't to fit into a skinnier casket; the reason we care about cardiovascular risk factors like cholesterol is because we care about cardiovascular risk, the health of our arteries.

When asked to assess each patients health, the doctors tended to assign a lower cardiovascular risk to women than to men who had the very same risk factors — and tended to recommend less - aggressive treatments.

Pet ownership has been reported to increase a person's sense of well - being, decrease depression, improve physical activity, and provide social support, all risk factors that can be mitigated in regards to cardiovascular health.

However, it has also been identified as a leading health risk factor in the developing world — being associated with deadly cardiovascular and respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, stroke, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia.

Dr. Walter Willett, chairman of the nutrition department at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, says: «Given the data that we have today, we have shown the refined carbohydrates and especially sugar - sweetened beverages are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but that the type of dietary fat is also very important.»

Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) data show good performance in risk factor monitoring and the management of hypertension and chronic disease.15 Box 2 shows improving performance in completion of health assessments — a first step in prevention activity — over the past 4 years.22 The Torpedo study, a randomised controlled trial of the use of an electronic decision - support system measuring absolute cardiovascular risk, shows ACCHSs outperforming general practices in managing risk.21 Data collected in late 2011 show that the ACCHSs sites had significantly more patients at high risk being prescribed best - practice medications than the general practice sites at baseline, and this gap was sustained through the intervention period (BoxHealth Council (QAIHC) data show good performance in risk factor monitoring and the management of hypertension and chronic disease.15 Box 2 shows improving performance in completion of health assessments — a first step in prevention activity — over the past 4 years.22 The Torpedo study, a randomised controlled trial of the use of an electronic decision - support system measuring absolute cardiovascular risk, shows ACCHSs outperforming general practices in managing risk.21 Data collected in late 2011 show that the ACCHSs sites had significantly more patients at high risk being prescribed best - practice medications than the general practice sites at baseline, and this gap was sustained through the intervention period (Boxhealth assessments — a first step in prevention activity — over the past 4 years.22 The Torpedo study, a randomised controlled trial of the use of an electronic decision - support system measuring absolute cardiovascular risk, shows ACCHSs outperforming general practices in managing risk.21 Data collected in late 2011 show that the ACCHSs sites had significantly more patients at high risk being prescribed best - practice medications than the general practice sites at baseline, and this gap was sustained through the intervention period (Box 3).23

The quality of relationships parents make with their children predicts healthy eating, 3 and the only programmes which have an (albeit modest) impact in reversing childhood obesity are programmes which offer development of parenting skills as well as lifestyle advice.4 5 Adverse parenting is also a risk factor for the adoption of smoking, 6 alcohol and drug misuse, 6 teenage pregnancy, 6 and poor mental health in children, 7 adolescents8 9 and adults.10 11 It is possible to show that adverse parenting and poor quality parent — child relationships are risk factors for poor health in general6 12 — 14 and symptoms of poor physical health6 12 13 in childhood and adulthood, as well as cardiovascular disease, 6 13 cancer, 6 13 musculoskeletal problems, 6 13 injury15 and mortality6 in later life.

• A cardiac rehabilitation program was jointly established by the National Heart Foundation, Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service (DYHS) and the Royal Perth Hospital (Cardiology Department) in DYHS (an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health organisation) and its uptake, impact on health management and cardiovascular risk factors were documHealth Service (DYHS) and the Royal Perth Hospital (Cardiology Department) in DYHS (an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health organisation) and its uptake, impact on health management and cardiovascular risk factors were documhealth organisation) and its uptake, impact on health management and cardiovascular risk factors were documhealth management and cardiovascular risk factors were documented.

Critically for the Indigenous population, primary health care identifies and treats chronic diseases (including diabetes, cardiovascular and renal disease) and their risk factors.

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