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Does housework help weight management?-3553

Does housework help weight management?

Data from time-use studies was used to estimate the time women ages 19-64 spent performing household chores, such as cooking, washing dishes and doing laundry.

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Cultural sensitivity needed to promote healthier eating-3401

Cultural sensitivity needed to promote healthier eating

The risk of hypertension (high blood pressure) increases with age and with African-American heritage. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan has been shown to help people reduce blood pressure. DASH emphasizes eating fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, whole grains, fish, poultry, beans, seeds and nuts. The plan asks individuals to reduce their intakes of sweets, added sugars and sugary beverages, and red meats.

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Want to lose weight? Read food labels-3389

Want to lose weight? Read food labels

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Even at normal weight, belly fat is risky-3364

Even at normal weight, belly fat is risky

Within the rankings of body weight, “normal” weight, estimated at a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-24.9, is considered to be a healthy weight because of the lower risk of illnesses associated with overweight and obesity (for example, cardiovascular disease and diabetes). At the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, one presentation added nuance to the viewpoints on a normal weight range.

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Body dissatisfaction common in older women-3285

Body dissatisfaction common in older women

Are body image concerns and eating disorders only found among young people? Believing that little attention had been focused on women in midlife and older ages, a research team decided to ask women about their habits and feelings.

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Weight loss lowers risk of breast cancer-3218

Weight loss lowers risk of breast cancer

The risk of a diagnosis of breast cancer increases with age. For example, in the United States, the median age of diagnosis was 61 years in 2005-2009. Among the risk factors are obesity, excessive alcohol, hormone therapy (estrogen-progestin combination) and inheritance. Exercise is associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer.

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