Sleep is a new 8th measure of heart health
About 50 to 70 million Americans have sleep disorders, and 1 in 3 adults do not regularly get the recommended amount of uninterrupted sleep...
Exercise may slow down cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease
For people with Parkinson's disease, problems with thinking and memory skills are among the most common nonmotor symptoms of the disease.
In a study from...
Feeling stressed? Stress relief might help your health
Winter holidays—do they fill you with joy or with worries about gift-giving and family gatherings?
Do summer vacations leave you relaxed or fretful over travel...
New guidelines for weight-loss surgery
Weight-loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is an operation that makes changes to the digestive system.
It is intended for people who have obesity and...
Excess fat in the neck may increase your heart disease risk
Heart disease is a group of conditions that includes coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure and valve disease.
Heart disease is a major cause of...
Brown fat in body could help prevent diabetes, even in obese people
Type 2 diabetes develops when the body does not make enough insulin or it does not respond to it effectively. Lack of physical activity,...
How does your body ‘burn’ fat?
Many of us may be considering “burning some fat” so we feel better in our bathing suits out on the beach or at the...
Weight loss benefits overweight and obese people, not lean people
Obesity is a common, serious, and costly chronic disease in adults and children.
An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese....
Obesity with poor muscle mass may increase dementia risk
Obesity, an increasingly prevalent lifestyle disease, often occurs along with poor muscle mass.
This condition, called sarcopenic obesity, is evaluated based on the patients' body...
Lower BMI means lower diabetes risk, even in lean people
Body mass index (BMI) is an internationally recognized standard to classify the body weight of adults. Although BMI is not a perfect measure, it...