Lifestyle decreases risk factors for cardiovascular diseases
| Autor: | Dohnalová A, Robert Žižka, E Medová, Jaroslav Slavíček, Vladimír Novák, Jana Konečná, Otomar Kittnar, Gary E. Fraser |
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Blood Glucose Male medicine.medical_specialty Blood Pressure Body weight Health Resorts Gastroenterology Article Body Mass Index chemistry.chemical_compound Heart Rate Risk Factors Internal medicine Heart rate Humans Medicine Exercise physiology Exercise Life Style Serum cholesterol Aged Czech Republic Cardiac Rehabilitation business.industry Cholesterol Diet Vegetarian Body Weight Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mean age General Medicine Middle Aged Endocrinology Blood pressure Protestantism chemistry Cardiovascular Diseases Female business Health Fairs Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | The morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular diseases is high in the developed countries. The lifestyle changes are capable to decrease it by 50%. The aim of the present study was to measure the parameters of some risk factors before and after a one-week NEW START rehabilitative retreat. 1349 volunteers, 320 men, 1029 woman, mean age 51 +/- 14.5 (SD) years participated in 30 rehabilitative retreats from 1999-2006 in the Czech Republic, using a low-fat, low-energy, lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet and exercise, in a stress-free environment. Body weight, height, BMI, blood pressure, heart rate, serum cholesterol and blood glucose were measured. Body weight decreased in 1223 measured persons from 71.2 +/- 14.38 (SD) to 70.6 +/- 14.02 kg (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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