We Australians have the dubious honour of making our country the second fattest nation on earth (no prizes for guessing number one!). Nevertheless, fats are an essential part of our diet. Just how good or bad they are depends very much on the type of fat we consume, and how much.
While it has been...
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Blood pressure – we all need some. Blood pressure is what keeps those life sustaining, oxygenated red blood cells circulating around our body.
But too much blood pressure can result in a catastrophic outcome – just like a pressure cooker on high heat without an escape valve.
Hypertension (the medical term for abnormally high blood pressure)...
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National Diabetes Week has again focused our attention on the fastest growing non-infectious disease in the world. And this year there is special emphasis on the association between diabetes and high blood pressure.
Uncontrolled diabetes poses a serious risk to our health. Complications can include blindness, kidney failure and increased risk of heart disease and...
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Even if you’re not much of a fan of the bat and ball sport, you’d probably be aware that the summer of cricket has well and truly begun in Australia. Already the Kiwis have come and gone; now the Proteas – the flower men from South Africa – are here.
While our current test players...
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Heart disease, stroke and blood vessel disease kill more Australians every year than any other disease group. They are responsible for almost 40% of all deaths.
Worldwide we don’t fare so badly. The highest death rates from these so-called cardiovascular diseases are in Russia, Romania, Poland and Hungary; with the lowest death rates in Japan,...
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