But did you know that there's a number
of other lifestyle factors that may be taking a toll on your ticker?
The London study, led by Dr. Claire Steves, concluded that age - related changes in mental function were more closely associated to the subjects» leg power than
any of the other lifestyle factors tested — including the more obvious ones like their heart health.
While a balanced diet is one way we can help to maintain a healthy brain, the best current evidence points to a number
of other lifestyle factors that can also play a role.
Not exact matches
Both lists analyzed a number
of critical
factors, including job market favorability, salaries weighted for cost -
of - living, and
other lifestyle factors.
For health benefits and how long it will take to experience them, there are a lot
of factors to consider such as
other dietary and
lifestyle changes.
«The Australian beverages industry is responsive to the health and dietary requirements
of Australians but isolating any food or beverage as the sole contributor in any adverse health outcome overlooks many
other factors that need to be considered such as health, diet and
lifestyle,» the Australian Beverages Council CEO Geoff Parker said.
This option is ideal for those mothers and babies who can not (because
of location, season,
lifestyle, or
other factors) or choose not to (because
of possible health risks) expose themselves to the sun on a regular basis, because it ensures the baby is receiving the recommended daily dose
of vitamin D.
The answer to this question depends on your type
of work,
lifestyle, finances, ages
of your children and many
other factors.
Every family is different so the style
of stroller they purchase varies with their
lifestyle, needs, storage space, and
other factors.
Risk
factors for developing osteoporosis include a sedentary
lifestyle, use
of glucocorticoids, smoking and having inflammatory arthritis, among
others.
The researchers did not find a correlation between increased BMI and any
of the
other dietary or
lifestyle factors, but observed a connection between less weight gain and intake
of specific micronutrients.
Evolutionary biologist Heike Feldhaar, who studies ants at the University
of Würzburg, Germany, says the new study is interesting because it highlights the growing awareness that
factors other than just relatedness are important in the
lifestyle of social insects.
It provides an opportunity for clinicians to include women's reproductive history alongside
other lifestyle factors, such as smoking, when assessing the risk
of early menopause, and enables them to focus health messages more effectively both earlier in life and for women at most risk.
And if these
factors hold true for men and
other groups
of women, making healthy
lifestyle choices could save more than 200,000 Americans from sudden cardiac arrest death each year.
The effects
of PTSD on heart disease remained strong even after researchers accounted for
lifestyle factors such as smoking, physical activity level, and drinking; and major depression and
other psychiatric diagnoses.
Besides age, success may vary due to
lifestyle, cause
of infertility and reproductive history, among
other factors.
Although the study failed to find any association between sperm morphology and
other common
lifestyle factors, such as cigarette smoking or alcohol consumption, it remains possible that they could correlate with
other aspects
of sperm that were not measured, such as the quality
of the DNA contained in the sperm head.
«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).
«Demands
of a modern
lifestyle, excessive time in front
of brightly lit computer and television screens, shift work and jet lag, among
other factors, result in partial sleep deprivation,» Shlisky and her colleagues noted.
The team also looked at
other lifestyle factors and found that men who consumed a high intake
of anthocyanins and flavanones and who were also physically active had the lowest risk
of erectile dysfunction.
The rapid increase in the prevalence
of myopia globally is attributed to, «environmental
factors (nurture), principally
lifestyle changes resulting from a combination
of decreased time outdoors and increased near work activities, among
other factors,» say the authors from Brien Holden Vision Institute, University
of New South Wales Australia and Singapore Eye Research Institute.
Although
other factors, such as a person's
lifestyle or environment, may play a role in the onset
of the disease, many researchers think genetics is the biggest
factor.
Professor Samani concluded: «While we know about many
lifestyle factors such as smoking that affect risk
of coronary heart disease, our findings underscore the fact that the causes
of this common disease are very complex and
other things that we understand much more poorly have a significant impact.
As part
of the enrollment process they were screened for «college
lifestyle»
factors, which included whether they had been diagnosed or treated for ADHD, whether they had ever misused stimulant medications, and their use
of alcohol or
other drugs.
After adjusting for
lifestyle factors, age and
other chronic conditions, researchers found that men who reported difficulty initiating sleep and non-restorative sleep had a 55 percent and 32 percent increased risk
of CVD - related mortality over the six year follow up, respectively, when compared to men who did not report these insomnia - related symptoms.
«GECCO aims to continue to discover additional colorectal cancer - related variants by investigating how genetic variants are modified by
other environmental and
lifestyle risk
factors, including biomarkers as well as how they influence patient treatment response and survival,» Peters said, emphasizing how much further research is required to uncover the specific mechanisms by which genes modulate the intake
of certain foods on colorectal cancer risk.
Additionally, even with heightened risk, a heart healthy
lifestyle — maintaining a normal body weight, regular exercise and controlling
other risk
factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol — can help lower the risk
of heart disease and heart failure.
Baylor College
of Medicine researchers are now examining how
other lifestyle factors may affect your health.
The authors suggest that the mechanisms by which stress resilience may influence the development
of type 2 diabetes are probably complex and involve unhealthy
lifestyle behaviours as well as
other physiological
factors.
EPIC, as it's known, is a massive study aimed at linking diet,
lifestyle, and environmental
factors to the incidence
of cancer and
other chronic diseases.
[2] Goals
of the project include (1) identifying statistical trends in key
factors affecting mortality, such as
lifestyle and
other medical conditions; (2) modeling these trends across time; (3) evaluation
of potential future scenarios; and (4) creation
of software tools to forecast longevity.
Climate change effects on the geographical distribution and incidence
of vector - borne diseases in
other countries where these diseases are already found can also affect North Americans, especially as a result
of increasing trade with, and travel to, tropical and subtropical areas.63, 197 Whether climate change in the U.S. will increase the chances
of domestically acquiring diseases such as dengue fever is uncertain, due to vector - control efforts and
lifestyle factors, such as time spent indoors, that reduce human - insect contact.
Environmental
factors, which include diet and
other lifestyle factors, are known to be involved in the etiology
of most cancers.
We are part on the newly launched NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Genomics, where we coordinate theme 1 - Determinants
of donation - related biomarkers.This theme will address the NIHR BTRU mandate to identify and characterise «genetic, biochemical,
lifestyle and
other determinants
of relevant blood cell traits... and measures
of iron homeostasis, including determinants
of the trajectories
of these
factors over time among donors».
A major health research project investigating environmental,
lifestyle and genetic
factors in the development
of cancer and
other serious diseases in British Columbia, Canada.
The protein profile is influenced by a number
of lifestyle choices and certain
factors accelerate the body's biological aging, while
others slow it down,» says Ulf Gyllensten.
Nightingale delivers comprehensive biomarker services, combining a lipid panel with many
other metabolite groups to provide novel molecular insights into the effect
of lifestyle factors, genetic makeup and drug mechanisms.
A number
of studies have linked
lifestyle factors to the risk
of Alzheimer's and
other types
of dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
In
other words, there are several causes
of hair loss besides genes, including stress, diet, and
other lifestyle factors.
After all
of the
other factors are in place, I think there is a time and a place for certain supplements but only after diet and
lifestyle have been addressed.
Guys are generally less likely to choose a celibate
lifestyle as such but it can happen by default as a result
of other factors such as shyness, emotional baggage or lack
of social opportunity.
But Boolbol says it's important that women not think
of one
lifestyle factor canceling out the
other.
Her focus is on encouraging
others to live a holistic
lifestyle, taking into account that mental health, physical health and
other factors affect all aspects
of our lives.
I can't afford to completely replace all
of my cookware overnight, and I don't think that some
of the
other options are that bad compared to some
other lifestyle factors (not eating vegetable oils, getting Vitamin D, etc).
Last summer I recorded my food intake and
other lifestyle factors, and tested morning saliva pH. From this I learned that the two primary ways for me to alkalinize my saliva is to eat loads
of potassium rich foods and take a calcium / magnesium supplement before bed.
Some mutations may develop randomly over time, while
others are inherited or may be the result
of environmental exposures or
lifestyle factors.
But for a good number
of people, elevated blood pressure is a
lifestyle disease related to poor nutrition, sedentary
lifestyle, stress, poor sleep, obesity, smoking and
other factors that can be controlled or eliminated.
Due to hormones and
lifestyle factors, none
of us will achieve results in the exact time frame as the
other person.
«There's a lot
of individual variability in how people react to such events, and diet and
other lifestyle factors could influence how the brain and body respond over the long term,» he said.
When they examined the data, they concluded that the reduction in life expectancy could not be explained by genetic
factors, the
lifestyle choices or behavior
of the patient, the skill
of the doctor, or any
other variable.