In toronto health, carrying excess weight may have a greater impact on the risk for diabetes than it does on the risk for heart disease or early death, a new study has found. To look at the effect of obesity independent of genetics, Swedish researchers followed 4,046 pairs of identical twins whose average age […]
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Normal Weight May Not Able To Protect Against Diabetes
In Toronto health, Type 2 diabetes has long been considered a disease of the overweight and obese, but a new study challenges that notion. It finds nearly one in five normal-weight people has prediabetes — a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes. And in folks over 45, one-third of those at a […]
Walk in the woods can help young people with mental health issues
In Toronto health post, a walk in the woods is good for the soul. For many, it may even improve mental health. That’s the premise of the Mood Walks program being offered by forty different agencies across the province, including Rouge Valley Health System and Parks Canada. The program is meant for young people with mental illnesses, […]
Back Pain – Walking With Good Posture May Help Back Pain
Is walking a good self-treatment for low back pain? People with low back pain are usually given the recommendation to remain physically active, and that advice is part of clinical practice guidelines. A few research studies have contributed to the evidence that walking is good for people with low back pain. For Low […]
Poor people more likely to have shorter lifespans – Health Quality Ontario warns
TORONTO — Health Quality Ontario issued a report Wednesday showing that the poorer people are, the more likely they are to have shorter lifespans and to suffer from multiple chronic conditions. The report found men living in the poorest neighbourhoods die, on average, more than four years earlier than the men in rich areas, […]
