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| Outcomes For Patients With Heart Failure Improved By Exercise Working out on a stationary bicycle or walking on a treadmill just 25 to 30 minutes most days of the week is enough to modestly lower risk of hospitalization or death for patients with heart failure, say researchers from Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). The findings stem from the HF-ACTION trial (A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes Exercise TraiNing), the most comprehensive study to date examining the effects of exercise upon patients with heart failure. medicalnewstoday.com |
CMS Will Cover Bariatric Surgery For Morbidly Obese Medicare Beneficiaries Who Have Type 2 Diabetes CMS on Thursday announced that it will cover bariatric surgery for Medicare beneficiaries who are morbidly obese and have type 2 diabetes, CQ HealthBeat reports. Individuals with a body mass index of at least 35 are considered morbidly obese. A BMI of between 18.5 and 25 is considered normal. medicalnewstoday.com |
Signs Of Heart Damage Evident In Overweight Male Teens With Normal Blood Pressures Even while their blood pressures are still normal, overweight male teens may have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase pressures as well as early signs of heart damage, researchers say. Medical College of Georgia researchers looking at 126 healthy 15- to17-year-olds in high school in Augusta, Ga., found the hormone aldosterone highest among the overweight males. medicalnewstoday.com |
Waist-hip Ratio Better Than BMI For Gauging Obesity In Elderly Body mass index (BMI) readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better indicator when it comes to those over 70. medicalnewstoday.com |
The Claim: Your Stomach Shrinks When You Eat Less Does dieting reduce a person’s stomach capacity? nytimes.com |