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A link between excess weight and endometrial cancer

4/29/2022

 
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Women with excess weight have a higher risk of cancer in the uterus (endometrial cancer)
An increase of 25-30 pounds nearly doubles the risk of cancer in the uterus.
The increase in body fat causes changes to many hormones, including estrogen
and insulin.  The hormone changes are believed to trigger the cancer.
These changes are even more dramatic after menopause. 


https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/hormones-may-explain-link-between-excess-weight-and-endometrial-cancer












Health benefits of physical activity for adults

3/21/2022

 
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Move more and live longer

2/14/2022

 
The more daily steps you take, the longer you live.  It doesn't take a lot of steps to make a difference. The risk of death (from any cause) is cut in HALF by increasing steps from 4000 to 8000 daily.  That's not much work and a  whole lot of benefit.  What are you waiting for?  Get up and go!

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763292

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Cut sugar to save lives, researchers urge

11/3/2021

 
Cutting 20 percent of sugar from packaged foods and 40 percent from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events (such as strokes, heart attacks, cardiac arrests), 490,000 cardiovascular deaths and 750,000 diabetes cases in the U.S. over the lifetime of the adult population, reports a study published in Circulation. 
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/08/study-reducing-sugar-in-packaged-foods-could-reduce-disease/
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Refined Grains

9/8/2021

 
Higher intake of refined grains is associated with a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease.  Refined grains include foods such as white bread, pasta/noodles, breakfast cereals, crackers and bakery products/desserts. 
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https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.m4948  
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Diabetics with poor sleep face higher death risk, study finds.

6/24/2021

 
There is a strong link between poor sleep and poor health and this study shows just that. 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jsr.13392


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Ultra-processed foods

6/7/2021

 
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Some common ultra-processed products are carbonated soft drinks, sweet, fatty or salty packaged snacks, mass produced packaged breads, cookies, pastries and cakes.  Sweetened breakfast cereals, "energy" drinks, pasta and pizza dishes, poultry and fish "nuggets" or "sticks".   Hot dogs and other reconstituted meat products, "instant" soups, noodles and desserts and many other types of products.  A higher percentage of ultra-processed foods in the diet has been associated with heart disease, diabetes, obesity, breast cancer and premature death. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' report:
 Ultra-processed foods, diet quality and human health (fao.org)





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Fruit and Veggies

5/20/2021

 
Higher intakes of fruit (not fruit juice) and vegetables (not potatoes) is associated with lower risk of death. 
Aim for at least 5 servings daily.


Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies of US Men and Women and a Meta-Analysis of 26 Cohort Studies (ahajournals.org)
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Did you know?

5/10/2021

 

Lifestyle interventions work for weight loss.                            

Comprehensive interventions consisting of diet, physical  activity and behavior therapy administered by
trained personnel are effective at promoting weight loss both short term and long term.

Guideline from the American Heart Association and the Obesity Society                   

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.cir.0000437739.71477.ee



We help patients with pre-diabetes improve their blood sugar!

4/29/2021

 
​Nobody wants diabetes...and you can prevent it! Call us today at 970-980-6024 to schedule a consultation. 
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