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Most popular diets are harmful to health, and even the most harmless and scientifically based weight loss programs, as it turned out, generally do more harm than good – including for the waistline.
10.07.2008Dietetics with mythology
In dietetics, there are many heresies – from harmless interpretations of individual chapters of the Cookbook to false teachings, zealous followers of which can cause serious harm to their body and even soul.
10.07.2008We exchange fat for stones
The number of our fellow citizens hooked on the famous Kremlin diet is incalculable. And they really lose weight. But at what cost?
04.07.2008The most pleasant way to keep healthy
Making love, you not only improve your mood. Sex burns calories, strengthens the immune system and may even reduce the risk of cancer.
02.07.2008Lose weight without pills
Despite the fact that a reduced diet is an indispensable condition for any therapeutic regimen for weight loss, the most effective result in most cases is possible only with a comprehensive approach to the treatment of obesity with mandatory consideration of the phases of pathophysiological rearrangements of fat metabolism.
01.07.2008Why almost a million Russians die from heart attacks and strokes every year
Doctors call heart attack and stroke vascular catastrophes – they develop so suddenly and quickly and the consequences are so tragic for the heart or brain.
27.06.2008Puncture on puncture
In Britain, one in ten adults has a piercing located in non-traditional places on the body. At the same time, more than a quarter of fashionistas (28%) faced various kinds of complications, and 13% had serious health problems due to poor-quality piercings.
24.06.2008Allergy to cosmetics
The loud statement of cosmetics manufacturers that their products are "hypoallergenic" and "allergen–free" is nothing more than an advertising ploy.
18.06.2008Medications + alcohol = ?
In principle, the whole article can fit into one phrase: "Medicines should not be washed down with alcoholic beverages."
17.06.2008Infertility: a lesson that has to be learned too late
In the modern world, every seventh woman faces the problem of infertility. Instead of teaching girls how to prevent pregnancy, it's time to start teaching them how to get pregnant.
16.06.2008When machos cry in vain…
Some serious misconceptions of the "stronger sex" about their health are debunked by andrologist, Professor Armais Kamalov and cardiologist Tamara Ogieva.
16.06.2008Is cholesterol our friend or enemy? (Part 1)
As the results of relatively recent studies have shown, attempts to reduce the cholesterol level in the blood with statins in middle-aged people really reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. On the contrary, an attempt to reduce cholesterol in the blood in the same way, but in people aged 75-85 years, leads to an increase in their mortality.
07.06.2008Cure obesity? It is possible, but difficult...
Not only patients, but also some doctors do not consider obesity a serious disease and often underestimate its negative impact on health. Often obese patients practice self-medication, which worsens the course of the disease and reduces the effectiveness of therapy.
03.06.2008"Genes of alcoholism" and adequate self-esteem
To date, dozens of genes have been found, the disruption of which is supposed to increase the risk of alcoholism. But a hereditary predisposition to the disease manifests itself if both genes and the environment act in the same direction. We can't change genes yet, but we can change the environmental conditions to reduce the risk.
29.05.2008Biologically active additives: what they should be
Based on the principles of evidence-based medicine, fundamentally new data have been obtained regarding the biological role of natural minor biologically active substances for humans. In the Russian Federation, a legislative, regulatory and methodological framework has been formed to ensure the safety of the use of dietary supplements.
28.05.2008What to do if you are in pain?
There are a great many varieties of pain. The headache alone has up to a dozen different causes, and accordingly the treatment should be different.
28.05.2008Genes for impotence
Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine presented the results of the first stage of clinical trials of a fundamentally new method of treating erectile dysfunction using gene therapy.
23.05.2008Erectile dysfunction? Check the heart!
Usually, signs of erectile dysfunction appear more than three years before the first symptoms of heart disease appear. In one study involving men with type 2 diabetes, the symptoms of erectile dysfunction in all cases preceded the symptoms of coronary heart disease.
23.05.2008