Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of the year. You CAN do it! You have about 4 weeks to mentally prepare to either maintain or lose prior to January 1st. Here is a little something that I posted on traineo this morning regarding heart attack and foods. Scary when you read that for 6 hours, the blood is clotting...
Please remember my Breast Cancer challenge in the 11/14/06 post...Let's do this!
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Heart attacks are a result of several risk factors over time. However, the more risk factors a person has -- like smoking, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and obesity -- the greater their chances of having a heart attack after a large, fatty meal.
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that heart attacks are four times more likely to occur two hours after eating a large, fatty meal. After a large meal, the heart has to work faster and stronger to digest food. So the more a person eats, the harder their heart has to work. The body also diverts blood away from the heart to digest food, which is a problem for people who are at risk for heart disease.
A high-fat meal impairs blood flow for up to six hours after the meal. This is because a high-fat meal sets the blood up to form clots, which is the main cause of most heart attacks.
Anyone with a history of heart disease should go easy on the size of their meals and the amount of fat per meal.
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2 comments:
Good job on the 46 pants. The weightlifting, although it slows down the amount of pounds you lose on the scale, will really burn the fat and make you buy a new belt!!!
That's right! Maintaining muscles burn more calories - funny how that works. Keep up the good work, but don't forget the cardio, it's the key to reving up your metabolism. Broom Broom...
Adam
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