Sitting Raises Risk Of Heart Disease
Each hour of the day spent sitting increases the risk of heart disease by 14 per cent, claims a new study. The study conducted by American researchers has suggested that sitting for long hours per day can increase heart attack risk. The researchers, however, said that no association was found between coronary artery calcification and the amount of exercise a person gets, adding that too much sitting might have a greater impact than exercising. “It’s clear that exercise is important to reduce your cardiovascular risk and improve your fitness level,” said Jacquelyn Kulinski, MD, assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the study’s lead author. “But this study suggests that reducing how much you sit every day may represent a more novel, companion strategy (in addition to exercise) to help reduce cardiovascular risk.”
Home ‘Green’ Products Pose Hazards
The so-called household ‘green’ products such as air fresheners, cleaning products, laundry supplies and personal care products emit a range of compounds that could harm human health, a new study has warned. A University of Melbourne researcher has found that common consumer products, including those marketed as ‘green’, ‘all-natural’, ‘non-toxic’ and ‘organic’ could harm human health and air quality. But most of these ingredients are not disclosed to the public, researchers said. Anne Steinemann, Professor of Civil Engineering from Melbourne School of Engineering, investigated and compared volatile organic compounds emitted from 37 different products, such as air fresheners, cleaning products, laundry supplies, and personal care products, including those with certifications and claims of ‘green’ and ‘organic’.
losing 30 Mins Sleep Can Make You Fat
losing as little as half an hour of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, new research has found. The findings suggest that people who accumulate sleep debt during weekdays and make up for lost sleep over the weekend may risk metabolic disruption, which may promote the onset of Type 2 diabetes. “While previous studies have shown that short sleep duration is associated with obesity and diabetes, we found that as little as 30 minutes a day sleep debt can have significant effects on obesity and insulin resistance at follow up,” said lead study author Shahrad Taheri, professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha. “This reinforces earlier observations that sleep loss is additive and can have metabolic consequences,” Taheri noted.