11/16/2022
Wednesday, November 16th, 2022
Health Alert:
Lifetime Stress Tied to Cancer Risk.
An analysis of three decades of data concerning more than 41,000 adults revealed an association between long-term stress exposure and up to a 14% increased risk of death from cancer.
Population Health, September 2022
Diet:
A High-Sugar Diet May Reduce the Ability to Sense Sweetness.
In a recent laboratory experiment, researchers observed that rats on a high-sugar diet had a reduced ability to taste sweetness, as evidenced by a 50% decrease in responsiveness of nerve information from the tongue to the brain. However, brain-tongue nerve communication returned to normal within four weeks once the rodents resumed a normal diet.
Current Biology, October 2022
Exercise:
Exercise Modifies Fat Tissue.
After 36 obese individuals exercised for three months, researchers noticed favorable modifications to subcutaneous adipose tissue that included slightly smaller fat cells and more of them, increased collagen, increased capillary density, and changes in proteins that regulate body fat remodeling. However, these improvements reversed in the participants who stopped working out, which supports the importance of regular exercise.
Journal of Physiology, October 2022
Chiropractic:
One-in-Ten CTS Patients May Also Have Neck Issue.
A retrospective cohort study of 90,772 health records revealed that 9.98% of cervical radiculopathy patients also had a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The findings highlight the importance of examining the full course of the median nerve in patients presenting with CTS as the patient may not experience a satisfactory outcome if entrapment also occurs beyond the wrist.
Global Spine Journal, November 2022
Mental Attitude:
Frailty Plus Pneumonia Double Dementia Risk.
Following an analysis of data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, researchers report that older adults with frailty who develop pneumonia have a 2.42-times increased risk for dementia diagnosis within the following six years.
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, November 2022
Wellness/Prevention:
Reduce Heart Disease Risk.
The American Academy of Family Physicians recommends the following for lowering the risk of heart disease: eat a healthy diet that includes lean proteins, vegetables, fruit, and whole grains; set weight-loss goals if you're overweight, as even losing a small percentage of your body weight reduces your risk for heart disease; become more active by going for a walk, dancing, or doing sit-ups or push-ups; avoid to***co use; find healthy ways to control stress; and practice good oral hygiene, as there is an association between gum disease and heart disease.
American Academy of Family Physicians, October 2022
Quote:
“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”
~ William Penn
