Fitness Factoids: Volume 33
Working Nightshift Increases Risk for Diabetes
If anyone has ever worked, or known someone who has worked nightshift, they know that no matter how much sleep they’re able to get, they never feel quite right. According to a study published by the Journal of Biological Rhythms, nightshift workers are two times more likely to develop diabetes than dayshift workers – even if they switch back to normal sleep patterns
Fitness Factoids: Volume 32
Higher Vitamin D Levels Linked to Improved Breast Cancer Prognosis
A new study released online by the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment that women who have higher serum levels of vitamin D are less likely to suffer reoccurrence and death due to the disease. A meta-analysis was conducted by a team of researchers at The University of Toronto that compiled the data from eight studies which contained 5,691 participants, all of whom had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 31
Marijuana May Turn Off Genes Linked To Skin Cancer
As the support for the legalization of marijuana continues to grow, so too does the evidence that there may be a number of medicinal uses that we have yet to discover. The latest news, which was published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, has found that marijuana may have the ability to deactivate genes that are known to cause skin cancer and other diseases. One of the defining characteristics of skin cancer is the uncontrollable growth of skin cells.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 30
Watching Your Team Lose May Cause Weight Gain
A new study conducted by the INSEAD Business School in France has found that watching your favorite football team may be elevating more than your stress level. According to the study, people who watch their football team lose have been shown to consume nearly 28% more saturated fat after the defeat.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 29
Arginine Improves Glucose Metabolism
A new study conducted by the University of Copenhagen has found that the amino acid l-arginine is as effective at improving glucose metabolism as prescription diabetes medication. For the study, researchers tested effects of arginine’s ability to regulate glucose metabolism in both lean (insulin sensitive) and obese (insulin resistant) mice. Both groups of mice were given a glucose tolerance test, a test that measures the body’s ability to remove glucose from the blood over time.
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