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IMAGE: TTUHSC s Duke Appiah, Ph.D., and a team of collaborators recently completed a study to see if the presence of excess visceral and pericardial fat results in a lower risk for. view more
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As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes when compared to those who don t or can t. However, the mechanisms by which these risks are reduced for lactating women are still not fully understood.
Duke Appiah, Ph.D., an assistant professor of public health at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and director of the university s master s program in public health, said the presence of excess fat, specifically visceral and pericardial fat could help explain this finding. Using that hypothesis, Appiah and a team of researchers recently completed a study titled, The Association of Lactation Duration with Visceral and Pericardial Fat Volumes in Parous Wom
Breastfeeding Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Disease by Hannah Joy on April 9, 2021 at 6:33 PM
Link between lactation and visceral and pericardial fat has been found, as they play a crucial role in reducing heart disease in breastfeeding women.
Breastfeeding affects weight gain, and so women who breastfeed will not gain more weight, which will also influences less fat buildup in the abdomen or around their heart.
As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes when compared to those who don t or can t. However, the mechanisms by which these risks are reduced for lactating women are still not fully understood.
Temple, Case Western scientists receive $3 million NIH grant to study pathway behind heart failure
Like a bad water pump that fails to circulate coolant in a car engine, a failing heart struggles to pump blood through the body, causing symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath, and swelling in the legs and feet. As heart failure progresses, the heart itself becomes increasingly unable to contract effectively, owing to changes in the molecules that control the heart, particularly a small gaseous molecule called nitric oxide.
Nitric oxide is carried by red blood cells and acts as a signal to relax arteries and increase blood flow to heart tissue. It is also produced within heart cells, where it chemically combines with proteins in a process known as S-nitrosylation. More than 20,000 known S-nitrosylation events turn proteins on or off, including proteins that make up the heart s beta-adrenergic receptor (βAR) system - the system that regulates the fight-or-flight response that
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