Watching TV for more than 2 hours per day has been associated with obesity in children and parents were warned against too much sitting time.

A new study has linked screen time in kids to risk of heart disease. For the study screen time was  represented by 55% of activities spent watching TV, on the computer or playing video games.
 
The participants were 500 children age 8-10, all caucasian and with at least one biological parent obese.
 
The participants wore accelerometers to measure ph...
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For healthy eating, Canada Food Guide uses a rainbow to illustrate the importance of each food group.  The food group that is least important to a healthy eating pattern is 'meat.'

There is a good reason for identifying this food group as not being important as the other;  there are limits to its daily use.  There is a daily recommended daily intake for one's age and gender, following the guidelines will protect against over eating.

According to a recent study, too much processed meat i...
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 Men who become bald early in life may be  at increased risk for heart disease, but eliminating avoidable risk factors early in life can help them reduce it. This is another good reason for choosing a healthy lifestyle.
 
Researchers of a recent study have linked an increase risk for heart disease with balding before age 50.  

The participants in the study were 40,000 men, middle age to 60.

For this study, the researchers analyzed data from 6 existing studies that had examined the link between h...
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