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News and Articles on Obesity and Stroke
Getting to know ‘your inner fish’: Shubin reveals an evolutionary journey of the human body Jan 25, 2008
Shubin suggests that many leading causes of death in humans heart disease, diabetes, obesity and stroke have a genetic basis and probably an evolutionary one as well. During their evolutionary history as fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals, human ancestors were active predators or active collectors and tree-living animals. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Restless Legs Syndrome May Cause Heart Problems Jan 3, 2008
It [sleep apnea] has a huge added risk for obesity and stroke and hypertension and cardiovascular disease. " The new study, the largest of its kind, looked at 3,433 men and women, with an average age of 68, who were enrolled in the Sleep Heart Health Study, which was originally designed to look at the cardiovascular consequences of sleep-disordered breathing. A diagnosis of restless legs syndrome was based on a questionnaire completed by all study participants. The participants also answered... (MEDLINEplus)
Sleep problems get new attention but health threat still underrated Apr 19, 2006
Between 50 million and 70 million Americans don't get the sleep they need to stay healthy, increasing their risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, diabetes, obesity and stroke, the report declared. Sleep apnea alone affects up to 18 million people. (Yahoo News -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders)
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