Why is this study important? Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity represent significant global public health concerns, contributing to the elevated morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease. Accordingly, sedentary individuals with T2DM and overweight/obesity commonly exhibit metabolic derangements and cardiovascular dysfunction as well as elevated visceral fat and abnormal lipid profiles. Resistance training […]
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Is physical fitness in adolescence linked to atherosclerosis 40 years later?
Authors: Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Sara Higueras-Fresnillo, Kristofer Hedman, Emil Hagström, Melony de Fortuin-de Smidt, Bledar Daka, Cecilia Lenander, Daniel Berglind, Carl Johan Östgren, Karin Rådholm, Francisco B. Ortega, and Pontus Henriksson. In our recent work published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (1), we show an association between adequate physical fitness during […]
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) after stroke: a big hit?
Swiss Junior Doctors and Undergraduate Perspective on Sport and Exercise Medicine Blog Series By Michiel R.M. Twiss @physiotwiss Stroke and ischemic heart disease accounted for 15 million out of 57 million deaths in 2016; these cardiovascular diseases have been the leading causes of death for the last 15 years [1]. Stroke incidence is proportionally related to age – […]
Statin madness – A link to Huffington Post’s David Newman insights.
Read on via this link to the Huffington Post. And two recent Australian Broadcasting Commission documentaries suggest Dr Ancel Keys, the man behind the ‘high fat = coronary artery disease’ mantra fudged his data. The first documentary suggests he cherry picked the data he reported to strengthen the association between high-fat diet and coronary […]