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Cannabis consumption at young age may lead to heart diseases, finds new study The team measured how fast a pressure wave travelled down the artery; stiffer arteries transmit a wave more quickly. File photo Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 12:04 AM IST According to a new study by the University of Guelph, smoking cannabis at a younger age may increase the risk of developing heart disease later in life. The study, published recently in the Journal of Applied Physiology, looks ...

Cannabis use at young age might lead to heart disease ANI | Updated: Apr 17, 2021 23:21 IST Guelph [Canada], April 17 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of Guelph, smoking cannabis at a younger age may increase the risk of developing heart disease later in life. The study, published recently in the Journal of Applied Physiology, looks at specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young, healthy cannabis users, researchers fo...

April 15, 2021 Thousands of nutrition and public health professionals across the globe have expanded their skills and knowledge base thanks to free or low-cost, online continuing education courses developed by faculty in the Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS). Two separate courses – one about infant and young child feeding for a global audience, and another about policy, systems and environmental (PSE) approaches to improving nutrition in the U.S. – address critical topics including und...

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 E-Mail UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Eating red meat may have a bad reputation for being bad for the heart, but new research found that lean beef may have a place in healthy diets, after all. In a randomized controlled study, researchers found that a Mediterranean diet combined with small portions of lean beef helped lower risk factors for developing heart disease, such as LDL cholesterol. Jennifer Fleming, assistant teaching professor of nutrition at Penn State, said the study suggests that health...

Study links early cannabis use to heart disease ANI | Updated: Apr 13, 2021 08:02 IST Guelph [Canada], April 13 (ANI): Smoking cannabis at a younger age may increase the risk of developing heart disease later in life, according to a recent University of Guelph study. In the first study to look at specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young, healthy cannabis users, researchers found subtle but potentially important changes in heart and...

Women’s increased agricultural labor during harvest season, in addition to domestic house care, often comes at the cost of their health, according to new research from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition.

Article content What is being called the first study to consider specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young, healthy cannabis users has found that consuming weed when young may increase the risk of later developing heart disease. So suggests a new study, published in the  Journal of Applied Physiology, out of the University of Guelph (U of G). Investigators explored the associations of cardiovascular structure and function with cannabis use in ostensibly healthy young p...

Related A 60-something woman with $140 in monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits doesn’t want to buy “junk” food but struggles to afford the produce she needs as a diabetic. A food-insecure woman in her 80s, impoverished since her husband’s death, is too ashamed to ask her children for financial assistance and contemplates suicide. And a functionally illiterate man with annual income of less than $12,000 relies on family members to fill out benefits paperwork...

 (April 12, 2021) — Four outstanding recipients who profoundly contribute to issues that affect women at the University of Kentucky and across the Commonwealth received the Sarah Bennett Holmes Award Tuesday, March 23, during a virtual awards ceremony. Christina Walker, staff winner; Hana Khamfroush, faculty winner; Mel Lesch, graduate student winner; and UK Department of Neurologys Wellness and Resiliency Committee, team winner, received the 2021 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award. The award h...