Could you be one of the approximately two - thirds of American adults who are either overweight or obese, with an increased
risk for conditions like diabetes and heart disease?
A growing body of research suggests that having lower, or acidic, pH levels is associated with
greater risk for conditions like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
A mom's weight at the time of birth can also influence her little one's
risks for conditions like diabetes and obesity later in life.
Breastfed babies are hospitalized less frequently than babies who are formula - fed, and are at
reduced risk for conditions such as otitis media, necrotising entercolitis, and jaundice.
Bernhardt's findings, also revealed at the ASHG meeting, suggest that people tend to focus mainly on whether their
genetic risks for each condition are higher or lower than average, rather than paying close attention to the size of those risks.
Those with sickle - cell anemia or congenital heart defects are at greater
risk for a condition called brain ischemia or cerebral ischemia.
Exercise - related variables aren't typically used to
calculate risk for conditions like heart disease — even though poor physical fitness is a known risk factor.
people who are at
risk for the condition need to be that much more aware than the average person about their sugars and how it affects them.
At Advocate, the first hospital in the area to feed low birth weight babies and others at
risk for the condition exclusively with breast milk, NEC is down by more than half, said Jeffrey George, hospital director of neonatology.
People in the «Goiter Belt» of the Great Lakes, Appalachian, and Northwestern regions of the country were at
special risk for this condition because the soil in these locations contain very little iodine and the people had limited access to seafood.
«But it's something to think about,» observes Dr. de Lahunta, «since there appears to be an increased
risk for this condition in certain breeds — Siamese cats, for example.»
HMOs help B. infantis to flourish and crowd out the bad bacteria that have been linked to a
higher risk for conditions like colic, eczema, asthma, allergies, obesity, and diabetes.
The 2017 Youth Sports Safety Summit, «Less Risk, More Reward: Emphasizing Safety and Encouraging Success» will help attendees learn from medical experts about the pre-existing conditions and practice habits that a can put your athletes at greater
risks for conditions such as sudden cardiac arrest, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or heat stroke.
to flourish and crowd out the bad bacteria that have been linked to a higher
risk for conditions like colic, eczema, asthma, allergies, obesity, and diabetes.
«We found convincing results that close relatives are also
at risk for these conditions, but more surprisingly, we found that spouses may also be at risk.»
Heart disease and stroke are significant causes of death in women, but there are steps that can be taken to help reduce
the risk for these conditions.
Older men are more likely than younger ones to have children with autism or schizophrenia, and a new genetic study points to why: compared with younger dads, older fathers pass on significantly more random genetic mutations to their offspring that increase
the risk for these conditions.
Parents can have NIPT as early as 10 weeks in pregnancy, allowing for plenty of time to plan for emotional or medical needs if
a risk for a condition is detected.
Otherwise, every Rh - positive baby you carry after the first pregnancy could be at
risk for this condition.
If new moms have celiac disease or other forms of gluten intolerance, their babies are at higher
risk for the condition as well.
Three, you put yourself at
risk for conditions like thrush, mastitis and fungal infections if you are not vigilant.
Only breastfeeding has been shown to provide infants with immunological protection from serious diseases and infections, and lower infants»
risk for conditions such as asthma, allergy, respiratory disease, childhood cancers, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Women who have diabetes or kidney problems may also be at a higher
risk for the condition.
They partnered with seven medical institutions to examine the eyes of 281 infants who were at
risk for the condition.
In humans, too much fructose puts the liver at
risk for conditions such as fatty liver disease, and raises the overall risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes (SN: 10/5/13, p. 18).
Reducing obesity rates — through changing diets and increasing physical activity — is a key target for public health policy as it places individuals at greater
risk for conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
It is possible that medical advances over the past few decades in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol levels have had a greater impact on people who are overweight — which increases
the risk for these conditions — whereas the effect was much smaller in those of normal weight.
«If we can determine that certain bacteria cause OAB symptoms, we may be able to better identify those at
risk for this condition and more effectively treat them,» said Alan Wolfe, PhD, co-investigator and professor of Microbiology and Immunology, SSOM.
Plus, going from obese to an appropriate weight reduces not only blood pressure but also
the risk for conditions such as cancer, depression and type 2 diabetes.
Thousands of years after the last interbreeding, Neanderthal DNA still influences height and
risks for conditions like schizophrenia and lupus by affecting how genes are turned on and off.
In an April 6 statement announcing the decision, the Food and Drug Administration said that the tests only assess the genetic
risks for the conditions.
Although there is no medication that can prevent dementia, a person's lifestyle is believed to influence
the risk for the condition.
These tests compare the DNA of thousands of people with and without a disease to identify genes linked to a higher
risk for the condition.
Risk for both conditions was higher among those who received two courses of antibiotics than among those who received one course of antibiotics, according to the study.
Excess weight only makes me more at
risk for these conditions and for complications related to disease.