Physiologically Speaking

JULY 26, 2024

Dozens if not hundreds of (albeit observational) studies have linked a short sleep duration to a number of health conditions including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A new study used wearable sleep data to show that several chronic diseases are associated with how we sleep. hours per night.

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Chronic Disease Physiology Atrial Flutter Atrial Fibrillation 64

Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 26, 2024

Coronary artery disease is caused by the retention of a cholesterol particle in the artery wall. But if a retained cholesterol particle is the spark. Insulin resistance and diabetes may not ‘ cause ’ coronary artery disease, but they are huge accelerants. This is the spark that sets the fire.

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Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease Diabetes Genetic predisposition 105

Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 15, 2023

Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for the three leading causes of death: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Dementia. Subscribe now Take cardiovascular disease, for example. mmol/l (150 mg/dl) Low HDL Cholesterol - (Males: <1.0 mmol/l (39 mg/dl), Females < 1.3

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Blood Pressure Risk Factors Diabetes Cholesterol 52

Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. And less diabetes means less of a driver of the three main leading causes of death - cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. Subscribe now 1 Life's Essential 8 and risk of non-communicable chronic diseases: Outcome-wide analyses.

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Cancer Dementia Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease 97

DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Thu, 01/25/2024 - 20:47 January 25, 2024 — New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: the significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) death rate that began in 2020 has continued. from 2020 through 2022, in contrast to a decline of 8.9% from 2010 to 2019.

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COVID-19 Public Health Heart Disease Chronic Disease 117

Dr. Paddy Barrett

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Share Why you die earlier is likely down to the earlier onset of the two major diseases that are the leading causes of death worldwide: Cardiovascular Disease Cancer. A diagnosis of diabetes in your 30s is associated with about a FOUR TIMES higher risk of both cardiovascular and cancer mortality. This is a numbers game.

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