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Little Evidence for Risks, or Benefits, of Habitual Barefootedness

November 14, 2016 SrijitaBarefootedness, Benefits, Evidence, for, Habitual, Little, of, or, risks

Studies on the long-term effects of habitual barefoot walking or running are scarce, and there is only limited evidence for more foot problems and no evidence for higher injury rates among people who are often barefoot, according to a new review. “Having the huge ‘barefoot debate’ in mind, we expected more evidence on the long-term effects of barefoot locomotion,” said lead author Dr. Karsten Hollander of the Institute of Human Movement Science at the University of Hamburg in Germany. Some populations, for example South Africa, include many people who are…

Too Little Sleep, Or Too Much, Linked to Risk of Heart Disease

September 23, 2016 SrijitaDisease, Heart, Linked, Little, much, of, or, Risk, Sleep, to, Too

Sleep irregularities may be tied to a variety of health problems, such as diabetes and obesity, that can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, a leading U.S. doctors group says. The risk may go up when people get too little sleep, or too much, according to a statement from the American Heart Association (AHA). “We do not know the optimal amount of sleep needed to minimize the risk of heart disease,” but people who get less than seven hours a night or more than nine hours may be more at…

Too Much or Too Little Sleep May Up Inflammatory Disease Risk

July 8, 2016 SrijitaDisease, Inflammatory, Little, May, much, or, Risk, Sleep, Too, Up

Sleep disturbances and longer sleep duration are associated with increases in markers of inflammation, finds a new study. Insufficient sleep is considered a public health epidemic by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Together with diet and physical activity, sleep health represents a third component in the promotion of health-span,” said Michael Irwin from the University of California – Los Angeles, US. Common sleep disturbances, such as insomnia, have been associated with increased risk of inflammatory disease and mortality. “Sleep disturbance or insomnia should be regarded as behavioural…

wholesome growing older Has Little to Do with Age: have a look at

May 20, 2016 Srijitaa, Age, at, Do, Growing, Has, Have, Little, look, Older, to, wholesome, With

in terms of maintaining fitness in a single’s older years, age approach little and weight problems might not be so awful in spite of everything, in step with a US look at. elements consisting of loneliness, melancholy and having damaged a bone currently are more likely to expect a person’s threat of dying inside the subsequent five years, discovered researchers on the college of Chicago. “The healthiest human beings have been overweight and robust,” said the observe within the proceedings of the country wide Academies of science, which discovered that…