Sentences with phrase «factors for chronic»

Menzies School of Health Research Director Prof Alan Cass said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders have a high prevalence of known risk factors for chronic disease.

Community dietary patterns were found to respond directly to improved stock management and food supply, 5,6 and multistrategy, community - directed nutrition programs in some remote communities resulted in marked and sustained improvements in anthropometrical, biochemical and haematological risk factors for chronic disease.7, 8 Knowledge gained from such studies has broadened the focus of Indigenous nutrition initiatives to include the «supply side» (improving food quality and access to healthy food in remote communities) as well as the «demand side» (promoting nutrition through behaviour change).

the relationship between mental health measures and socio - demographic factors, chronic health conditions and risk factors for chronic disease

The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) analyzed national data2 from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS - K), to assess impact, prevalence and risk factors for chronic early absence.

As an aging researcher, I have learned that aging is one of the biggest risk factors for chronic inflammation because as we age, our bodies are less able to disarm the inflammatory process.

So while it helps you lose the weight, it also addresses those risk factors for the chronic and killer diseases we face in Australia.»

Evidence suggests that low socioeconomic status is a fundamental cause of health inequalities, underlying «classic» risk factors for chronic pathologies.

The number of missing teeth could be a useful additional indicator for general medical practitioners, when individual risk factors for chronic diseases are assessed, researcher John Liljestrand states.

Previous studies have found that unfavorable levels of cholesterol are important risk factors for chronic heart disease.

He described the goal of reducing the overall number of head impacts that high school football players sustain in a season as «logical» and «appealing,» but noted that, «until the risk factors for chronic traumatic encephalopathy [25](CTE) are better defined by carefully designed and controlled research,» and research determines «what the advisable limit to head impact exposure should be,» employing contact limits or establishing «hit counts [4]» will remain «educated guesses, at best.»

Health coaches can educate employees on good behaviors, increase engagement, reduce health expenditures and even diminish employees» risk factors for chronic illnesses.

If the most important risk factor for chronic malnutrition is poverty, natural disaster is surely the most important for acute malnutrition.

Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for every chronic infection, and chronic infections tend to increase in frequency with latitude and progress most rapidly during the winter when vitamin D levels are low.

While a detailed critique of this study is beyond the scope of this section, suffice it to say for now that the China Study was a) an epidemiological study, and therefore incapable of proving that any dietary factor caused or prevented any health problem; and b) did not take refined carbohydrate into account as a potential risk factor for chronic disease.

Studies show that women who eat diets rich in whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables have better «cortisol variability,» which means a more healthy cortisol cycle, and lower abdominal body fat (a risk factor for chronic disease).

While we've known for decades that perceived social isolation, or loneliness, is a major risk factor for chronic illness and death, only more recently have we gained deeper clues into why loneliness is such a health risk.

If you want to eliminate a risk factor for chronic disease, feel better, have more energy, and look better, then sitting all day long is NOT an option.

Moreover, central accumulation of body fat is a major risk factor for chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even premature death.

According to the authors, research has suggested that estrogen is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease and is not protective from induced damage.

Had the dental disease subsequently been treated in the early stages, a major predisposing factor for chronic kidney failure would have been eliminated.

All participants had at least one risk factor for chronic disease (mean = 2.44, SD = 1.09), the most frequent of which was hypertension (n = 15, 93.75 %) and overweight / obesity (n = 15, 93.75 %).

Excess body weight, especially obesity, is a risk factor for chronic disease including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

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That number needn't be so low, as many carriers offer online programs to help identify risk factors for common chronic diseases (e.g.: diabetes, congestive heart failure, asthma, obesity, cancer) and offer prevention programs.

Zak adds a trust bonus for those suffering from stress: «They also suffer less chronic stress and are happier with their lives, and these factors fuel stronger performance.»

Excessive inflammation and oxidative stress are risk factors not only for the development of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, but also for the development of cancers.

Given the fact that oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are risks factors for cancer, the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory richness of cabbage in a healthy and balanced diet help to keep you at a lower risk for cancer and other chronic diseases.

Dietary strategies for managing weight and other risk factors of obesity - related chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and depression.

So the only way for a woman with risk factors to really know if she has chronic low milk supply is to try breast - feeding with proper technique and pumping, and see if it works.

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

There I explain the many factors, including chronic federal underfunding and quirks in the federal rules (such as no requirement that protein be offered, and the allowance of juice as a substitute for half of kids» fruit quota), which incentivize districts around the country to serve breakfasts nearly identical to the ones served in my district.

An August 2015 editiorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, [41] said that autopsy studies - many conducted in Boston at the Center for the Study of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - and a study reporting that retired NFL players who began playing football before age 12 demonstrated greater levels of cognitive impairment in their 40s - 60s than those who started later, [40] «raises concern that an accumulation of undiagnosed subconcussive head trauma may lead to (or be a leading factor) for CTE.»

Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants1, providing protection from morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases2 and chronic diseases later in life.3 Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended, starting within one hour of birth and for the first 6 months of life, with continued breastfeeding to 2 years of age and beyond.4 However, rates of initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration have fallen since the widespread introduction and promotion of breast - milk substitutes.5 Successful breastfeeding depends on a number of factors, including a re-normalisation of breastfeeding as the infant feeding method of choice through antenatal counselling and education and breastfeeding support to prevent and resolve breastfeeding difficulties.

As Postpartum Depression for Dummies states, chronic sleep deprivation can cause postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety as well as other mental health complications, and it's the most ignored causal factor for postpartum depression.

We know, for example, that other factors contribute to placental abruption, including multiple pregnancies, chronic hypertension, and deep vein thrombosis.

Some risks factors for pregnancy - related hypertension include being overweight, having hypertension before pregnancy, pregnant with multiples, having a chronic illness, and / or poor diet (high salt and high fat diets).

Such factors include heavy smoking, alcohol consumption and chronic stress, for example when the mother feels neglected and abandoned by her partner and family.

«We've known that aging is a major risk factor for most chronic diseases for some time, but recently, we've gained a better understanding of the aging process's basic underpinnings, which has allowed us to extend both life span and health — in animals at least,» says Felipe Sierra, director of the Division of Aging Biology at the National Institute on Aging.

By not smoking and staying physically active, such as walking briskly for 30 minutes a day, Hispanics can reduce their risk for these chronic diseases and others such as diabetes,» said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. «Health professionals can help Hispanics protect their health by learning about their specific risk factors and addressing barriers to care.»

«Depression may be a risk factor for a variety of chronic conditions and this research is an example of how big data approaches can identify these associations.»

Such factors include heavy smoking, alcohol consumption and chronic stress, for example when the mother feels neglected and abandoned by her partner and family.

Dr Stephen Simpson, director research and programmes at the charity Arthritis Research UK said: «We know that for some people with chronic low back pain psychological stress is a major factor, and therefore there is a significant challenge to find effective treatments.

«Sodium intake is only one — and for most people not necessarily a large — factor in chronic hypertension,» says Hillel Cohen, co-executive editor of the American Journal of Hypertension and a clinical epidemiology and population health professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

According to the study results, risk factors for ODO include younger age, inpatient surgery and increasing hospitalization duration, baseline depression, tobacco use, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

For example, the American Psychiatric Association, which publishes the DSM, on its website describes schizophrenia as «a chronic brain disorder,» and academic journals describe it as a «debilitating neurological disorder,» a «devastating, highly heritable brain disorder,» or a «brain disorder with predominantly genetic risk factors.»

The risk factors for pancreatic cancer are numerous but some major ones include tobacco use, chronic pancreatic inflammation, obesity and simply being older than 60.

The results of the study, published in a research article in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead soon to new treatments for chronic kidney disease that target these risk factors, according to Dr. Jochen Reiser, the senior author of the paper.

First author Professor Esme Fuller - Thomson, Sandra Rotman Endowed Chair at University of Toronto's Factor - Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and Director of the Institute for Life Course & Aging explains, «this link between migraine and generalized anxiety disorders in the past year was partially explained by the disturbingly high prevalence of debilitating chronic pain (30 %) and problems in managing household responsibilities (28 %) among those with migraine.»

«After adjusting for other demographic and lifestyle factors, and chronic diseases, we found that those who consumed the highest fat intake were more likely to experience excessive daytime sleepiness,» says study author and University of Adelaide PhD student Yingting Cao, who is also based at SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute).

Professor Peymané Adab, Professor of Chronic Disease Epidemiology & Public Health, said: «This study contributes to existing evidence for sleep duration as a risk factor for obesity in childhood, and later bedtime as an additional risk factor — regardless of sleep duration.

«While we found adolescent exercise to be associated with lowered risk of death from cancer and cardiovascular disease as adults, some associations were attenuated after adjusting for adult factors that may influence mortality later in life, such as exercise, diet, body mass index [BMI], socioeconomic status, and a history of chronic diseases.