Women eating a diet rich in iron are much less likely to develop pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) than women who consume lower amounts, reports a Harvard and University of Massachusetts study.
Cardiac disease is associated with increased risk of mild cognitive impairment such as problems with language, thinking and judgment — particularly among women with heart disease, a Mayo Clinic study shows.
According to a new Vital Signs report, more than 14 million U.S. women binge drink about 3 times a month, and consume an average of 6 drinks per binge. Continue reading »
Moving 6,000 or more steps a day—no matter how—adds up to a healthier life for midlife women.
That level of physical activity decreases the risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome (a diabetes precursor and a risk for cardiovascular disease), showed a study published online this month in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society.
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Dieting postmenopausal women who want to avoid losing muscle as they lose fat should pay attention to a new University of Illinois study.
Adding protein throughout the day not only holds hunger pangs at bay so that dieters lose more weight, it keeps body composition—the amount of fat relative to muscle—in better proportion.
Eating foods that quickly raise blood sugar could boost the risk of heart disease in women, according to new research done in Italy and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Women who had the highest consumption of high glycemic index foods more than doubled their risk of heart disease, compared to women with the lowest consumption of high glycemic index foods in the study. Continue reading »
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