Physical fitness an important predictor of heart health, according ...
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(National-NBC) Sept. 8, 2004 - About one-third of American adults are obese, which can cause many health problems. A new study shows lack of physical fitness is an even more important predictor of heart problems.
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According to researchers, participating in prolonged and sustained endurance type training prevents stiffening of the heart, a known condition associated with the onset of heart failure.
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Two Journal of the American Medical Association studies show a stronger link between fitness, rather than obesity, and heart disease, but not diabetes.
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Moderate exercise by older people can cut the risk factors associated with heart disease and diabetes, according to John Hopkins&#39; researchers.
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The World Health Organization is recommending more importance be attached to the prevention of heart disease and other cardiovascular ailments rather than focusing on treatment.
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Young athletes in Europe should be  screened before competing in events to detect heart problems  and reduce sport-related deaths, health experts said on  Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Elderly individuals who maintain higher levels of physical activity have better survival rates after a heart attack and subsequent angiography to clear the coronary arteries, researchers in Italy and the U.S. suggest.
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NEW YORK  - Physically active young adults are less likely than their more sedentary peers to develop high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, a new study confirms.
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Regular exercise may just be the key to preventing Parkinson&#39;s disease, according to the findings of a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.
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People with heart disease may want to steer clear of heavy traffic when exercising or simply take their workout indoors to avoid breathing polluted air.
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A brisk trot on the treadmill can clarify the cardiovascular risk for men who don&#39;t have heart disease but who do have risk factors pointing toward future trouble, a new study says.
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NEW YORK  - Exercise training for heart patients is safe, a new study shows. Among 25,420 patients undergoing rehabilitation after heart surgery, heart attack or for other causes, just 20 severe events occurred over a one-year period, and none were fatal, French researchers report.
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It&#39;s now clear that emotions can affect our physical health, but what about the reverse? Can physical activity affect the health of our minds?
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A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, United States researchers reported on Monday.
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Exercise may hold the key to youth, according to a study published on Monday which showed people who keep fit are up to nine years biologically younger than those who do not.
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If you are overweight then being active might help you to stay fit but keep in mind that physical activity alone will not help you to increase your longevity.
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NEW YORK  - Systolic blood pressure, the  upper number in a blood-pressure reading, during the recovery  period after exercise stress testing may help predict the risk  of heart attack in men, according to a report in the journal  Hypertension.