Topic: American Heart Association
EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at the Obama effect in the capital and beyond. By NANCY BENAC Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this "guilty pleasure" all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has a bad reputation, but a new analysis of published studies finds no clear link between people's intake of saturated fat and their risk of developing heart disease. Research has shown that saturated fat can raise blood levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol, and elevated LDL ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prostate cancer treatments that cut off the supply of male hormone raise cholesterol, worsen blood sugar and make men fatter and thus likely raise the risk of heart attack, too, doctors said on Monday. An advisory published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation recommends that doctors keep a close eye on men they treat with so-called ...
Do you care about your employees? fitness regimen? What they eat? How much they weigh, or how they spend their free time? Why should you? With the high cost of healthcare these days, smart business owners have a genuine interest in the well being of their workers.
The American Heart Association recently completed a study on workplace wellness that found ...
