An analysis of data concerning over 13,000 middle-aged Norwegian women whom researchers monitored over a 13-year time period revealed that the fittest women in the study had a 12-25% lower risk for an acute myocardial infarction than the least fit … [Read more...]
Red Meat Linked to Colon Cancer Risk in Women
In this study, researchers reviewed data concerning more than 32,000 women in the United Kingdom and found that those who regularly ate red meat were more likely to develop distal colon cancer than the females in the study who did not eat red meat. … [Read more...]
Exercise: Walking
Women who walked more than 3 hours a week were 43% less likely to suffer a stroke compared to those who didn't do any physical activity. Stroke, January 2013 … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease
Higher vitamin D dietary intake is associated with a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Women who developed Alzheimer's disease had lower baseline vitamin D intakes (an average of 50.3 micrograms per week) than those who developed no … [Read more...]