Doireann Maddock, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation said weight gain should not deter smokers from quitting.
Or a wireless scale can notify a nurse when a congestive heart failure patient gains weight indicating dangerous fluid retention.
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Statistically, it is also the time of weight gain, heart attacks, depression and suicide.
Sleep or the lack of it is the cause of minor and major aliments from puffy eyes, weight gain to heart disease.
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"We don't like heart patients doing tons of heavy weight lifting coupled with cold weather, " says Pomerantz, whose home of Rochester averages about 7 feet 8 inches of snow each year.
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After suffering a heart attack, doctors felt his excess weight of two stone could trigger other life threatening diseases.
That's at the heart of software engineer Steve Klassen's weight loss effort.
Finally, as with any cholesterol-lowering medication or supplement, eating a heart healthy diet, getting regular exercise and weight loss when appropriate should always be the first step toward lowering cholesterol.
The study authors say it's possible that overweight people live longer because they get better medical care and are tested for diabetes, heart problems and other diseases stemming from their weight.
These are that eating a diet which is low in fat and high in starch reduces the risk to the consumer of developing heart disease and cancer, and also promotes weight loss.
Excessive body weight is linked to the development of heart disease and diabetes.
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Obesity is a risk factor in heart disease, leading past research to examine whether weight gain might cancel out some of the benefits of quitting smoking.
Then he could sense the tiger just beside him, its big red heart clenching and unclenching under its ribs, the weight of it groaning through the floor.
The AHA says that the best way to maintain a healthy weight and to decrease the risk of heart disease is to eat a healthy diet and to limit added sugar to no more than 100 calories a day for women and 150 for men.
He treats four generations of one family who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure and a host of other weight-related complications.
"My sister is a heroine, because she has freed her heart, her soul and also her future from the weight of the secret, " Nastassja Kinski said.
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In short, bariatric surgery involves so many risks that it should be used only as a last resort after diet and exercise have failed and then only with patients at high risk of mortality (from heart disease or diabetes, for example) because of their weight.
The weight-loss busts are plenty: Meridia (heart attacks, strokes), Fen-phen (heart risk), Rimonabant (suicidal thoughts), ephedra (heart attacks, strokes).
The drug's potential is as a medicine to decrease the risk of heart attacks, but it's going to be used for weight loss first, where considerable attention is likely to be paid to possible overuse.
Doctors have found it an effective treatment for schizophrenia, but it's becoming increasingly clear that Zyprexa comes with serious baggage: It causes substantial weight gain, and can significantly increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Imagine a Lipitor-Weight Watchers partnership with a point system designed for patients with heart disease or high cholesterol.
It has been named in lawsuits for its use of ephedra, a stimulant linked to heart attacks and strokes that was previously a component in some of its weight-loss products.
Weight-loss stimulants speed up metabolism but can cause strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular problems.
Once I started to put on weight however I began to struggle with day to day tasks - my heart just wasn't coping with the extra strain.
Having made my decision, the weight that has been lifted from my shoulders now hangs heavy on my heart, but I was not elected to this office to be something that I am not.
There are helpful primers on the role of different fats, the importance of protein and how excess weight plays into harmful inflammation in the body, which is linked to heart disease and other chronic conditions.
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Regularly eating an extra 300 calories a day would add up to about 30 pounds of weight gain over the course of a year, increasing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses associated with overweight and obesity, she says.
In August, for example, Redux, a weight-loss pill, was withdrawn from sale for fear that it causes heart problems.
Patients often gain a lot of weight, and the ups and downs in fluid buildup stress the body and heart.
Heart disease runs in her family, and she realized it was time to address her weight now before it turned into a bigger health problem.
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