Weight Loss, Heart Health and Whole Grains

It is another case of people learning more over time. We all know about losing weight by cutting calories. We also know quite well it's very difficult to cut calories for one major reason. Hunger. But there may be a very simple solution out there and it's worth looking into. According to a Penn State report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the key to losing weight and maintaining heart health could be by taking advantage of healthy grains. Researchers found those who trimmed calories and increased their whole grain intake shed more belly fat and lowered their blood levels of C-reactive protein, or CRP. Now, why is CRP important? It's a marker of chronic low-level inflammation in the blood vessels and both abdominal fat and CRP in excess are linked to heart attack and stroke. For more information, click onto www.MyMedicalReports.com.

Excess Weight Around the Waist May Be a Major Health Risk

Where you carry your weight could be as important, if not more important, that how much you weigh. That's what British researchers say. They point to a study released about thick waists which shows that a thick waist almost doubles the risk of a premature death. This is not the first study to come to such a solution. The other key point is researchers found excess fat stored around the middle of the body was a major health risk, even when people are not considered obese or even overweight by statistical BMI standards. As I mentioned, this is not the first study to make this implication and I think it brings up a very interesting point. Physicians might consider routinely measuring patients' waists as well as their BMI on a routine office visit. If you carry too much weight in the waist, diet and exercise are equally effective as they are for people who carry excess weight somewhere else. For more information, click onto www.MyMedicalReports.com.