People with a serious mental illness (SMI), like schizophrenia, often experience obesity. And in the UK, such people are almost twice as likely to be obese compared to those without a diagnosis. People with SMI also have a greater risk of having other obesity related illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease … Read more
Turns out, you could slash your risk for certain cancers in the time it takes to listen to your favorite pop song or power walk across the parking lot. Getty Images Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD We’ve been told for decades that walking 10,000 steps per dayor racking up 150 minutes of physical … Read more
A new study found a link between higher cardiorespiratory fitness and lower risk of certain cancers. The researchers also found an association between higher fitness level and lower risk of dying from cancer. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), marked by your VO2 max, refers to the capacity for your circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to … Read more