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Restrictive eating patterns marketed with rapid results and rules rather than principles. Key takeaways Common early loss: largely water and glycogen,...
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The two-way relationship between weight, mood, self-image and eating behavior. Weight stigma is linked to worse health outcomes and more disordered ea...
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The two-way relationship between weight, mood, self-image and eating behavior. Key takeaways Weight stigma: linked to worse outcomes and avoidance of...
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The pressure of blood against artery walls, reported as systolic over diastolic in mm Hg. It causes no symptoms in almost everyone and is among the la...
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The pressure of blood against artery walls, reported as systolic over diastolic in mm Hg. Key takeaways Normal: below 120/80 mm Hg Elevated: 120-129 s...
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It takes a minute, in the shower. Testicular cancer is among the most treatable cancers there is, and what matters most is noticing a change early and...
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Fat-like substances carried in the blood by lipoproteins, reported as several fractions. Total cholesterol alone says little; the split between LDL an...
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Fat-like substances carried in the blood by lipoproteins, reported as several fractions. Key takeaways Total cholesterol, commonly quoted desirable le...
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An estimate of your chance of a heart attack or stroke over the next ten years. US guidelines base treatment decisions on overall risk rather than on...
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An estimate of your chance of a heart attack or stroke over the next ten years. Key takeaways Risk tools used in the US: the Pooled Cohort Equations (...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Cardiovascular Risk How tobacco damages blood vessels, and what changes when you stop. Cardiovascular risk begins falling soon after stopping and keeps falling for years,...
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How tobacco damages blood vessels, and what changes when you stop. Key takeaways Most effective approach: FDA-approved quit medicine combined with cou...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Smoking and the Heart The relationship between drinking and cardiovascular outcomes, and the current US guidance. The protective effect once attributed to light drinking la...
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The relationship between drinking and cardiovascular outcomes, and the current US guidance. Key takeaways Dietary Guidelines limit: up to 2 drinks a d...
Continue Reading : Your Questions About Alcohol and the Heart, Answered An irregular and often fast heart rhythm caused by disorganized electrical activity in the atria. It substantially raises stroke risk, and that risk c...
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