Thursday, August 13, 2009

8/13 Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today

Check this out below --- who would have thought that money troubles and weight could be scientifically linked? So physical health and fiscal health are related?

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today

Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Be Associated With Reduced Risk Of Chronic Disease
August 12, 2009 at 4:00 pm

Four healthy lifestyle factors-never smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and following a healthy diet-together appear to be associated with as much as an 80 percent reduction in the risk of developing the most common and deadly chronic diseases, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Amazonian Tribe Sheds Light On Causes Of Heart Disease In Developed Countries
August 12, 2009 at 4:00 am

Heart attacks and strokes the leading causes of death in the United States and other developed countries may have been rare for the vast majority of human history, suggests a study to be published in PLoS ONE on Tuesday, August 11.

Link Between Over-indebtedness And Obesity Identified
August 12, 2009 at 4:00 am

Scientists at the University of Mainz have discovered a close correlation between over-indebtedness and obesity. According to the report published in the journal BMC Public Health, over-indebted Germans are more likely to be overweight or obese than the population in general.