Large Waist Size Increases Cardiovascular Disease In Women

Published on: April 22nd, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson

Women with a normal body mass index (BMI) but a waist size greater than 88 cm (35 inches) have three times the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than women with a waist size less than 88 cm according to a recent study published online in the journal Circulation in March of this year.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard Medical School in Boston analyzed 44,636 women who were part of of the Nurses Health Study. At the beginning of the study in 1976, the average age of the women was 50. The participants were followed up every two years for the duration of the 16 year study.

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Lack Of Exercise In Childhood Leads To Metabolic Syndrome

Published on: April 6th, 2008
Article by: Anthony Wilson

A new study, conducted by researchers at the University of Northern Carolina and published in the journal Dynamic Medicine, has found that young adults with metabolic syndrome are much more likely to have had been physically inactive and had poor aerobic fitness levels as children.

The data from the study came from children aged 7-10 years who were part of the Cardiovascular Health in Children and Youth Study, a follow up of the participants was conducted 7 years later when the individuals were aged between 14 and 17 years.

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