Intensive exercise can weaken heart
Confirming that too much of a good thing can be bad, especially for your heart, researchers have found that overdose of high intensity exercise may increase risks of a heart attack. For the study, researchers tracked the frequency and intensity of physical activity of more than 1,000 people with stable coronary artery heart disease for 10 years. The most physically inactive were around twice as likely to have a heart attack/stroke as those who were physically active and they were around four times as likely to die of cardiovascular and other causes. But those who did the most strenuous daily exercise were also more than twice as likely to die of a heart attack/stroke.
less sleep can make you put on weight
less hours of sleep lead to a dip in energy levels which may tempt you to reach out for caffeine or a snack that could add calories that turn into extra weight. Soon you're trapped in a vicious cycle, with all fatty foods consumed through the day, guilt and stress punctuating a sound sleep. A new research has emerged to suggest how lack of adequate rest at night leads to poor food choices during the day. During the study, that appeared in Obesity, women participants who slept for less than six hours a night consumed more calories than those who slept for seven hours. Also, those who slept less were also likely to choose less nutritious foods than those who got seven hours of sleep every night. The quality of sleep also matters. A few simple tweaks in your daily routine can help fight your weight woes.
Breakfast cereals loaded with sugar
US children are consuming more than 10 pounds (4.5 kgs) of sugar annually, contributing to obesity and cereal makers are doing little to address the issue. The Washington-based Environmental Working Group, said its report covers more than 1,500 cereals. As part of the report, the group re-examined 84 cereals it studied in a similar report in 2011, and found that the sugar content of those cereals remained on average at 29 percent. Some cereals had increased sugar content now compared to 2011, and none of the 181 cereals marketed to children was free of added sugars. “Obviously we know cereals have a lot of sugar in them,” said Dawn Undurraga, an EWG consultant “But there is a lot that manufacturers can be doing and FDA can be doing, to protect kids.”