Hyperlipidemia : Prevention

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To help prevent high cholesterol: Keep a healthy body weight; Eat a well-balanced, low-fat diet.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 23, 2008
Hypercholesterolemia refers to levels of cholesterol in the blood that are higher than normal.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues, and organs, and for supporting normal growth and development.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2008
The rules of healthy eating have changed. Eating a "balanced diet" is no longer the most important goal. Instead, scientists have learned much more specifically which foods can help prevent disease and which promote it.
Source:StayWell
Reading labels can improve your diet by helping you make more sensible food choices at the grocery store. You also can buy with confidence knowing that foods claiming to be low in cholesterol or fat have met standards set by the Food and Drug Administration.
Source:StayWell
To better control your calorie intake you need to know how much you eat. But if you're like most Americans, proper serving sizes are a mystery, thanks to mega-burgers, biggie fries and saucer-sized bagels.
Source:StayWell
Whether you're trying to lose excess pounds or maintain a healthy weight, eating out in restaurants can sabotage your goals.
Source:StayWell
In today's society, there's much confusion over what constitutes a healthy weight. Here are some ways to find out where you stand on the weight issue.
Source:StayWell
Here are suggestions to help you help your children attain and maintain a healthy weight.
Source:StayWell
Which is more important to you -- being able to wear the jeans you wore five years ago, or being able to move better, have more energy and improve your health?
Source:StayWell
Food is your body’s fuel. You can’t live without it. The key is to give your body enough nutrients and energy without eating too much. Learn new eating habits to manage your weight.
Source:StayWell
Losing weight with exercise.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 6, 2008
Exercise is any activity requiring physical exertion done for the sake of health. Activities range from walking and yoga to lifting weights and martial arts .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Detailed information on finding the right exercise program and the right preparation
Source:StayWell
Methodical and repetitive physical activity benefiting a person ' s health. Traditionally, exercise has been a concern of adults, the reasoning being that children are naturally active and do not need any structured program of physical activity.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
You know it's important to stay active but still find yourself falling back on old habits. What can you do? Planning for exercise isn't hard if you make it a priority.
Source:StayWell
Stretching is an easy thing you can do to improve your health, yet it's often the most neglected part of people's fitness regimens. Stretching can reduce your injury risk and help you become more limber, regardless of your age and physical condition.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on finding the right exercise program and the right preparation
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on children and exercise
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on teenagers and children and exercise, including the benefits of exercise
Source:StayWell
Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning the body. Exercise consists of cardiovascular conditioning, strength and resistance training, and flexibility.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
The best reason for you to exercise as an older adult is to improve your quality of life and help you maintain your independence.
Source:StayWell
Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. Exercise is utilized to improve health, maintain fitness and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Several studies support the idea that adding activity that burns calories to your daily routine can help improve your health, maintain your mobility as you age, and prolong your life.
Source:StayWell
Moderate exercise, once thought to be inferior to more strenuous aerobic exercise, is now understood to confer similar health benefits, primarily reduced risk of heart disease and other illnesses, along with added life expectancy.
Source:StayWell
Exercise is physical activity that is undertaken in order to improve one ' s health. Physicians, physical therapists, and researchers have found that exercise plays an important role in the maintenance of brain, nerve, and muscle function in the human body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body or to improve performance in a specific task. Exercise is utilized to improve health, maintain fitness, and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The Surgeon General of the United States defines exercise as physical activity that involves planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movements in order to improve or maintain physical fitness. As an element of health, exercise involves both strength training of the muscles and cardiovascular fitness, with stretching activities for flexibility.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
More than 28 percent of Americans are completely sedentary (they engage in no physical activity), with an additional 60 percent being inadequately active (engaging in less than 30 minutes of activity per day). For those who strive to achieve and maintain a high quality of health, it must be recognized that physical activity is vital to optimal health.
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Researchers aren't sure why, but exercise can lower overall levels of inflammation in the body.
Source:StayWell
Regular exercise may prevent a recurrence of breast or colorectal cancer, or may decrease the risk of dying from the disease. But the reasons for the benefits are unclear.
Source:StayWell
This report helps guide you through starting and maintaining an exercise program that suits your abilities and lifestyle. You'll find answers to your questions on how much and what kind of physical activity you need, and advice on fitness products.
Source:StayWell
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