Fruit fight: Kiwi tops apple in blood pressure study

Fruit fight: Kiwi tops apple in blood pressure study

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but three kiwis could lower your blood pressure. A study at the American Heart Association scientific meeting in Orlando on Tuesday found that eating the fuzzy-skinned fruit with the tart green flesh three times a day was associated with a drop in blood pressure. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor for heart disease, which is still the world's No. 1 killer. ... read more..

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Heart Disease Risk Factors-High Blood Pressure-High Cholesterol-Fitness Levels-Fatness

Fitness and 'fatness' both matter to the heart

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing fitness or packing on fat with age each can be bad for the heart -- but avoiding either one of those fates may protect the ticker, a study published Monday suggests. U.S. researchers found that of more than 3,100 healthy adults they followed, those who improved -- or simply maintained -- their fitness levels were less likely to develop High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol or other well-established heart disease risk factors. Similarly, people who maintained their weight had fewer of those red flags than people who became heavier over time. ... read more..

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Heart Disease And Diabetes-High Blood Pressure-High Triglycerides-Health Conditions

The world is full of people who are taking dozens of medications unnecessarily....

The world is full of people who are taking dozens of medications unnecessarily. Oh, the medicine is definitely necessary to manage their health conditions - except that many of those conditions would disappear if the people would simply change their habits. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, sleep apnea, heart disease and diabetes - many of these ailments are directly related to obesity and resolve themselves with just a change in lifestyle habits. read more..

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Study Finds Impotence Risk-Chronic Health Problems-Erectile Dysfunction-High Blood Pressure

Study finds impotence risk higher in men taking several drugs

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men taking multiple medications for different health conditions may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction -- a link that doesn't seem to be explained by the Health Problems themselves, a new study finds. It's known that men with chronic health problems like high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol are more likely to develop erectile dysfunction, or ED, than healthier men their age. But in the new study, researchers found a link between medication use and ED independently of those Medical Conditions. ... read more..

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