Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.

• BMJ: Simply increasing HDL does not reduce the risk of coronary heart disease events and deaths, keep focus on LDL and CRP http://is.gd/jICU
  
  
• 7 minutes of intense exercise a week better than 30 min moderate physical activity daily to reduce diabetes risk? http://is.gd/jIDV
  
  
• Effect of four to six 30-second bouts of intense exercise (cycling, running up stairs) twice a week similar to 30 min walks http://is.gd/jIDV
  
  
• During 20 years of follow-up, Mediterranean diet had a 29% reduced risk of heart disease and a 13% reduced risk of stroke http://is.gd/jJEU
  
  
• Researcher : "Mediterranean diet is by far one of the easiest to follow because there are no extremes" http://is.gd/jJEU
  
  
• 200,000 U.S. teens and preteens many need statins to lower their cholesterol http://is.gd/jJGL
  
  
• 6% of the U.S. adolescents had high LDL cholesterol and 0.8% qualified for statin treatment based upon the AAP guidelines http://is.gd/jJGL
  
  
• Regular coffee consumption reduces the risk of stroke in women by 12 to 20% http://is.gd/jJIC
  
  

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