Vegetarians are healthier…

…at least when it comes to prevalance of metabolic syndrome.

Vegetarians have a 36 percent lower prevalance of this syndrome (which involved having three of these risk factors: high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol, high glucose levels, elevated triglycerides and unhealthy waist circumference), according to findings from Loma Linda University. Note: metabolic syndrome can be a precursor to heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

2 Comments April 18, 2011

Quit your soda habit

If you love the fizzy bubbly as much as Zohan does, you have want to have a good look at what food you’re eating and make some improvements: Those who adore soda pop appear to also eat less healthy diets, according to findings published in Hypertension.

Need reasons to cut down on your soda habit? The study found that soda drinkers:

• consume less calcium, magnesium and potassium
• tend to have increased blood pressure
• and if your high sugar consumption is paired with high salt consumption, you’re more likely to develop heart problems

6 Comments March 10, 2011

Pick up the pace

Walk it out, and make it snappy: Women who usually walked at a brisk pace (defined as three miles per hour or faster)  had a 37 percent lower risk of any type of stroke and those who walked two or more hours a week had a 30 percent lower risk of any type of stroke, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

1 Comment April 7, 2010