Obesity
has been found to be a greater health risk than smoking and drinking.
Over 9500 people responded to a survey about genera! health, according
to Public Health magazine. Obesity, the survey concluded, is worse for
your health than drinking or smoking. Approximately 59% of the
respondents reported being overweight and 23% reported being obese.
The obese adults were twice as likely to have chronic illnesses than
people who reported normal weight and reported more health issues than
smokers or drinkers.
Certain
Cancer rates rise but deaths decline.
According to the June 2001 issue of Journal of the National Cancer
Institute, the incidence of cancer cases has increased the overall
death rate has declined. The reason sighted by the Journal was the
increase in screenings and early detection.
Women
undertreated for high blood pressure.
When it comes to female patients doctors are not as emphatic about
controlling hypertension. A study in the May 28th, 2001 issue of
Archives of Internal Medicine concluded that only 37% of women
diagnosed with severe hypertension received what clinical experts
consider optimal care
(Hypertension is an early indicator of Stroke and Cardiovascular
Disease.)
More women
die from Heart Disease than Cancer.
While women are concerned about Cancer, almost twice as many females
die annually from Heart Disease. This finding is according to the
American Heart Association. The Association has developed a wallet
card that lists women's risk factors and provides a progress chart in
dealing with them. The cards are available by calling
888 MY HEART.
You can
reduce your risk for Diabetes.
By exercising regularly and being on a low fat diet considerably
postponed the onset of Type II Diabetes, according to a study in the
September 12th2001 issue of Journal
of the American Medical Association.
More the 3000 overweight people nationwide that were glucose
intolerant, were studied and trained to modify diet and exercise
habits and this group reduced their risk of developing Diabetes by
58%.
