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Exercise - Heart Study Casts Doubt on 'Fit But Fat' Theory

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:22:47 GMT

By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO - New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women. "It doesn't take away the risk entirely. Weight still matters," said Dr. Martha Gulati, a heart specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Previous research has gone back and forth on whether exercise or weight has a greater influence on heart disease risks. The new study involving nearly ...

Heart Disease Risks Hit Boys in Teens

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:21:54 GMT

Girls protected by hormones during adolescence, study suggests By Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- The first signs that men are at higher risk of heart disease than women appear during the adolescent years, according a new study that tracked boys and girls through their teens. "This is not what we would have predicted," said Dr. Antoinette Moran, chief of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, and ...

Obesity and Pregnancy

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:20:54 GMT

(HealthDay News) -- It is well-known that obesity increases the chances of medical complications during pregnancy, but now a new study shows it also puts a financial strain on the Health-care system. Obese women who are pregnant tend to have longer hospital stays, require more medications, and spend more time with their doctors than normal-weight women do. Much of this is due to complications such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia and Caesarean deliveries, researchers find. "Right ...

Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:17:37 GMT

British study found it shaved 10 to 12 years off biological age WEDNESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- A person who maintains aerobic Fitness may delay biological aging by up to 12 years, a new analysis shows. Jogging and other types of aerobic exercise improve the body's oxygen consumption and its use in generating energy (metabolism). However, a steady decline in maximal aerobic power begins in middle age, decreasing about 5 ml/ (kg. min) every decade, according to the information in the ...