Abstract Objectives: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) greatly affects cardiovascular disease, but evidence on the associations between NAFLD and markers of aortic calcification is limited. We aim to evaluate the association between NAFLD and aortic calcification in a cohort of Chinese adults using propensity score-matching (PSM) analysis. Methods: This prospective cohort study involved adults who underwent health-screening examinations from 2009 to 2016. NAFLD was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography at baseline, and aortic calcification was identified using a VCT LightSpeed 64 scanner. Analyses included Cox proportional-hazards regression analysis and PSM with predefined covariates (age, gender, marital and smoking status, and use of lipid-lowering drugs) to achieve a 1:1 balanced cohort. Results: Of 6,047 eligible participants, 2,729 (45.13%) were diagnosed with NAFLD at baseline, with a median age of 49.0 years [interquartile range: 44.0–55.0]. We selected 2,339 pairs o
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Even if you are watching the Super Bowl from your home your health could get tackled by watching the big game.
According to medical research, sporting events can be as dangerous for spectators, including TV viewers, as they are for players especially if your team loses.
So here is more info about the dangers and some tips to help you survive the big game. Some healthy recipes from my book are provided below. (To spread the health I encourage you to forward this article to all the football fans you know.)
Death Rate Spikes After Losing the Big Game
Scientists at the Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles studied the death rates in L.A. County during two weeks after various Super Bowl games.