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Fibromyalgia: obesity and physical inactivity are risk factors
Women who are overweight or obese, especially those who do no physical activity or are less than an hour a week, have a higher risk of suffering from fibromyalgia, according to a study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research.
Other suspected risk factors are stressful or traumatic events such as a car accident, family history and rheumatic diseases such as lupus.
Eric Matteson of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and colleagues analyzed data on 15,990 women followed over 11 years. Of these, 380 have developed the disease during this time.
Women who had a BMI greater than or equal to 25 (see what he is overweight) had a risk of 60% to 70% more likely to develop fibromyalgia. Exercise tended to offset the risk associated with overweight. More women were doing the exercise, they showed less risk of developing the disease.
How overweight affects the risk of fibromyalgia is not well understood but studies have suggested that high levels of certain inflammatory proteins could be involved in fibromyalgia as well as obesity.
It is already known that people with the disease that makes exercise go much better than those who do not, said Matteson.
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The influence of the Old Sitting For Health
Do you spend a lot of time sitting? Treatment, their health is in danger is more likely to become overweight, heart attack or even death
Scientists warned them that sit for long periods, no matter how regular exercise, can be bad for health. They warn that no matter where it is the office, school, car or on a computer or TV, what matters is the total hours spent in that position.
Only the initial investigation, but several studies show that people who spend most of their day sitting more prone to being overweight, heart attack or even death. Read the rest of this entry »