Insulin resistance leads to diabetes
Insulin resistance occurs when the pancreas has to release insulin constantly to maintain blood sugar levels. Insulin resistance often leads to diabetes.
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Stroke & heart disease risk
Are you aware of your stroke or heart disease risk? Here, we outline a number of ways to determine whether you are at risk.
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Quitting smoking reduces diabetes risk
This article discusses smoking as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and how to help reduce the increased risk of diabetes when quitting smoking.
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How to prevent heart disease
Taking control of your health and lifestyle is a major step to prevent heart disease. So what are some of the ways you can do this?
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What is pulse wave velocity?
This fact sheet provides information about how pulse wave velocity is used to measure the elasticity of blood vessels in the body.
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Cause of Alzheimer’s disease
The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is a question researchers are still trying to answer, but here we discuss some of the factors that may contribute.
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How to prevent prostate cancer with exercise
With nearly 900,000 new diagnoses each year globally, it is vital to know how men can prevent prostate cancer. This post looks at how exercise can help.
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Reduce your cardiovascular disease risk
You can take a number of steps to reduce your cardiovascular disease risk, including changing unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. Learn more here.
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