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 Exercise Information - January 7, 2009
| New research reveals that a frequent dip in heated swimming pool may benefit patients suffering from fibromyalgia. These findings propose an effective way of making a more desirable condition for patients with this disorder. Fibromyalgia, more common in women than men, is a chronic condition characterized by pain in your muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well as fatigue and multiple tender points (areas in your body where slight pressure causes pain). Intensity of symptoms may vary and may never disappear completely. However, it is not progressive or life threatening | | Latest research has found that a month-long diet of fast food and no exercise can undoubtedly lead to dangerously high levels of liver-damaging enzymes. However, the researchers were also surprised to find that junk food consisting of burgers, French fries and sodas also boosted so-called good cholesterol that is essential element for heart's health. The Swedish researchers who studied 18 lean, healthy students also added that consumption of such fast foods is very harmful for liver, not to mention the waist size | | A study recently concluded that people who reach the age of 100 manage to do so based on the delayed onset of disability, and not exclusively the avoidance of any diseases, as what was primarily thought. Experts from the Boston Medical Center drew their findings from an analysis of health history questionnaires answered by 739 men and women, all between the ages if 97 and 119. Of the subjects, one-third managed to survive at least one age-related disease before reaching the age of 85 | | A major government study has concluded that excessively low blood sugar levels in high-risk diabetes patients appears to increase the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke. Prompted by the study, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) immediately halted a massive trial of diabetes and heart disease citing a large number of deaths among patients who pushed their blood sugar level really low | | British nutrition experts have identified the U.K.'s nemesis in its ongoing battle against obesity, the propensity of Britons to snack. Excessive food breaks among Britons led to a 73,000 extra, but unnecessary, calories every year. Data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey said the average British woman sources 12 percent of her energy from generous helpings of buns, cakes, crisps and chocolates. The survey covered 1,000 male and female Britons | |
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