In recent years, there has been a rise in popularity and subsequent consumption of both commercial and home-prepared smoothies due to the perceived health benefits of increasing fruit and vegetable intake in this way [1]. Under current public health guidance in the UK and Europe, smoothies are considered as fruit juices and should be limited…
Researchers tracked participants for up to 47 years in a new study, assessing how five specific factors influenced their risk of death, longevity and the number of healthy years they could gain by altering these habits. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, took nearly half a century to complete and revealed…
Study population Analyses were performed in the NHS and HPFS. The NHS was established in 1976 and included 121,700 US female registered nurses aged 30–55 years33. The HPFS was initiated in 1986 and recruited 51,525 male health professionals aged 40–75 years34. Details about the cohorts were published previously33,34. Biennial assessments of lifestyle factors and medical…
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) happens when blood flow slows or stops in a deep vein — veins located in your muscles or along your bones. When blood isn’t circulating as it should, platelets and other clotting factors begin sticking together until a blood clot forms. The clot can restrict or completely obstruct blood from traveling…
SOUTH CAROLINA (WACH) — February is American Heart Month, and the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reminding everyone to take steps toward a healthier heart. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., with 702,880 deaths in 2022. In South Carolina, it was also the leading cause of death,…
Albany, NY — The New York State Department of Health is calling on residents to adopt healthier lifestyles to combat heart disease, the leading cause of death in the state. This initiative comes as part of American Heart Month, observed in February. Dr. James McDonald, the State Health Commissioner, emphasized the importance of lifestyle changes…
Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study population This study collected data from six survey cycles of NHANES from 2007 to 2018, with a total of 59,842 participants. Firstly, participants under the age of 20 were excluded, followed by those with missing covariates, exposure variables, and outcome variables. The detailed study population inclusion criteria are…
Statement of principal findings This study aimed to identify the factors associated with healthy lifestyle behaviors in older adults with diabetes, adopting a socioecological model as a theoretical framework. The study demonstrated significant disparities in the health profiles of the five lifestyles: sleep, diet, physical activity, drinking, and smoking. Notably, sleep emerged as a major…
In this large prospective cohort study involving over 50,000 participants, we identified 15 plasma metabolites associated with lifestyle factors, the majority of which were lipids. Through enrichment analysis, we hypothesize that lifestyle factors may influence the linoleic acid metabolism pathway and the glycerolipid metabolism pathway, thereby affecting overall health. Subsequently, we employed accelerated failure time…
Study design and population This study was performed within CLHLS, an ongoing prospective population-based cohort study conducted in half of the countries and cities in 23 provinces in China and designed to investigate the determinants of healthy aging among Chinese older adults. Further details about the study design have been previously described elsewhere42. In brief,…