Healthy habits built early in life can have a lifelong impact on ensuring good heart health and managing cholesterol levels and blood pressure hence, parents should encourage their children to adopt a healthy lifestyle from the initial days of their life. It is no secret that physical activity is very important for heart health in…
The World Health Organization has called on countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region— a total of 11 countries including India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Maldives, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand — to strengthen policies to promote healthy diets and physical activity to combat the rising levels of overweight, obesity, and non-communicable (NCDs) diseases that have…
Three out of four primary school teachers think children’s physical activity is declining, research suggests. Half of 500 teachers surveyed said they believe fewer than one in two children in their class could run a mile. The Daily Mile, a charity which encourages school children to run the equivalent of a mile every day, said…
How socioeconomic status and healthy lifestyle choices combine to influence dementia risk, highlighting the impact of lifestyle on cognitive decline across SES groups. Study: Associations of socioeconomic status and healthy lifestyle with incident dementia and cognitive decline: two prospective cohort studies. Image Credit: perfectlab / Shutterstock.com A recent review published in The Lancet eClinical Medicine examines…
Three studies led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have encouraging implications for patients with breast cancer. Two studies focus on breastfeeding after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The studies found it was safe and feasible for young patients carrying specific genetic variations to breastfeed without raising their risk of a cancer recurrence or a cancer…
Integrating physical activity into daily routine is essential for maintaining overall health and well-being as regular physical activity not only enhances cardiovascular fitness but also contributes to muscle strength, flexibility and endurance and physical exercise plays a crucial role in mental health, as it can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression while boosting mood through…
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) uncovers how early lifestyle changes can have long-lasting impacts. A diet and physical activity intervention in childhood and adolescence was found to profoundly influence metabolism even years later. The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) study is the first lifestyle intervention study using advanced…
3 min read Last Updated : Sep 06 2024 | 2:56 PM IST In this sedentary world, a new disease erupts every second day. A new health issue is making headlines, called Gluteus medius tendinosis, commonly known as “Dead Butt syndrome,” a syndrome marked by a weak or inactive gluteus medius muscle. This weakness…
The intervention was feasible for 87% of intervention participants, supporting them in healthy lifestyle changes. Study: Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle after Bowel Cancer (HEAL ABC)—feasibility randomised controlled trial. Image Credit: Jo Panuwat D/Shutterstock.com A recent study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition performed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the practicality…