People with a fasting blood glucose level of 100 to 125 mg/dL have a condition called prediabetes. They are at risk for type 2 diabetes. The risk can be reduced with regular moderate exercise and maintaining a healthy weight.
Eating a heart-healthy diet after a heart attack or stroke can dramatically lower the risk of having a fatal or nonfatal second heart attack or stroke, or developing heart failure.
Several kinds of strength and endurance exercise help people with Parkinson’s disease to function better, although the exercise does not slow down the disease itself.
Smoking adversely affects the quality of leg veins used to bypass blockages in the heart’s arteries, increasing the risk of graft failure.
After prostate cancer diagnosis, immediate treatment is not the only option. Some men with low-risk cancers can choose to monitor the cancer very closely and treat when the disease progresses. This allows a man to delay or avoid the risks of treatment.
For people who are unable to do aerobic activity, weight training is an effective way to reduce diabetes risk. That’s because muscles use glucose, and by creating more muscle that needs more glucose, weight training decreases blood glucose levels.
Research shows that regulating cancer cell metabolism may help inhibit cancer growth. This finding suggests an entirely new target for the treatment of many cancers.
A survey showed that heart health in American states ranks highest by seven basic measures in Washington, D.C., Vermont and Virginia, but lowest in Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Mississippi.
While foods rich in vitamins are indisputably good for health, vitamin pills do not provide benefits to everyone. Some exceptions are pregnant women who need folic acid, older adults who need vitamin D, and people with certain physical conditions.
People with stable heart disease are at low risk for heart attack and may not need invasive treatment until significant chest pain is no longer relieved by medication.