Video: American Heart Association Announces Start! Fit-Friendly Companies
DALLAS, Sept. 16, 2008 More than 900 businesses across the nation have been recognized by the American Heart Association's Start! Fit-Friendly Companies Program for promoting physical activity and health in the work place -- a 20 percent increase over last year. ...
Impacts of Measurement Protocols on Blood Pressure Tracking from Childhood into Adulthood: A Metaregression Analysis
Summary: Using an analysis of several other studies published between 1970 and 2006, the authors of the study recommend the best ways to measure blood pressure in childhood. ...
Dietary Patterns and Risk of Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All Causes in a Prospective Cohort of Women
Summary: A study of American nurses (all women) with no previous history of major cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including heart and vascular diseases, cancer or diabetes showed that a prudent diet high in items like vegetables and fish resulted in a 28 percent reduction of risk for death from CVD and a 30 percent reduction in risk of death from common diseases other than CVD and cancer over 18 years. A “traditional Western” diet high in red meat, French fries and sweets resulted in a higher risk of death from CVD, cancer and other diseases. ...
