Even among people of normal weight, the prevalence of metabolic health in U.S. adults is extremely low, with just about one in eight Americans meeting the standards for the condition. A study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Public Health called the incidence of metabolic health in U.S. adults… Continue reading Very Few People Meet Standards for Metabolic Health
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Sleep and Heart Disease
People who have a common set of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes – and who sleep less than six hours daily – are about twice as likely to die of heart disease or stroke as are people who don’t have those risk factors, according to new research. For those with the same factors who did… Continue reading Sleep and Heart Disease
Has HDL, the “Good” Cholesterol, Been Hyped?
For years, physicians have told patients that HDL (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) helps protect them from cardiovascular disease (CVD). And the higher the number, the more the protection. HDL, often considered an independent predictor of heart disease, has been dubbed the “good” cholesterol, thanks to its protective effects. But a study done at the University of… Continue reading Has HDL, the “Good” Cholesterol, Been Hyped?
The Best Way to Predict Diabetes?
Researchers have just developed a “precision medicine” approach to diabetes prevention that could use existing information like blood sugar levels and waist-to-hip ratios, and without needing new genetic tests. The new model looked at 17 different health factors, in an effort to predict who would gain the most from a diabetes-preventing drug, or from lifestyle… Continue reading The Best Way to Predict Diabetes?