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Resistance Training Beneficial For Kidney Disease Patients

Researchers have shown that individuals with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease who performed aerobic exercise as well as a combination of resistance and aerobic exercises 3 times a week for 12 weeks experienced considerable increases in leg muscle size, cardio respiratory fitness and strength. Although positive results were observed in individuals doing only aerobic exercises like… Read More »

Ketogenic diet in heart disease

The low-carb ketogenic diet is gaining traction among people with diabetes, though whether it has a role in cardiovascular disease is not as well characterized. So the devil is in the details. In one small randomized study, patients with type 2 diabetes lost more weight and experienced more significant drops in hemoglobin A1c HbA1c after… Read More »