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Regarding Exercise Capacity Past Age 75 Years, What Is Normal?
A group of researchers delivered results that could help inform clinicians about the expected exercise test performance of older patients.
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Recommendations Regarding Physical Activity to Delay Death
Using objective measurements of exercise intensity, researchers approximated 110,000 U.S. deaths/year could be prevented by a 10-minute daily increase in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in adults age 40-85 years.
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Omega-3 May Help Lower Blood Pressure
A research review revealed consuming about 2 or 3 grams of the fatty acid per day showed benefit.
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Dose-Response Relationships Between Exercise, Exercise Intensity, and Mortality
The authors of this review of eight studies with 36,383 participants looked at objective measurements of physical activity, finding a dose-response association between any level of activity and reduced risk of death and between more sedentary time and higher risk of death.
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Galactagogues in Breastfeeding: A Review of the Available Evidence
This is a review of the research that has gone into nearly a dozen common galactagogues. An examination of the available randomized, controlled trials and review papers reveals a lack of high-quality research but also offers recommendations to help breastfeeding parents.
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Power Training Could Benefit Older Patients
Vigorous weight exercises helped those age 60 years and older improve physical function vs. traditional methods.
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HHS Calls on Healthcare Sector to Lower Emissions
Voluntary pledge asks for 50% reduction by 2030; White House to host summit in June.
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The Association Between Cancer Mortality and Physical Activity for Middle-Aged and Older Patients
In a prospective cohort study of older U.S. adults, replacing sedentary behavior with physical activity was associated with a lower cancer mortality risk.
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Sugar-Containing Beverages in Infancy and Liver Fat Accumulation at School Age
In this observational study, the authors examined the associations between sugar-containing beverage intake in infancy and liver fat accumulation and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among school-aged children.
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Can Antioxidant Consumption Prevent Coronary Artery Disease?
A study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) that increase blood levels of diet-derived antioxidants in three large individual subject genetic databases did not demonstrate a relationship between SNPs and coronary artery disease.