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9 Risk Factors For Prostate Cancer Explained – Health Digest
Maskot/Getty Images People assigned male at birth (AMAB) are born with a walnut-sized gland called the prostate located under the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is one of the internal parts of the male reproductive system, along with the vas deference, ejaculatory ducts, urethra, […]
COVID-19 Could Have An Unexpected Effect On Your Risk Of High Blood Pressure – Health Digest
Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images As if you needed another reason to be concerned about the possible effects of COVID-19 on the body, here’s a new one: It might cause higher blood pressure than the flu. According to a 2023 study of over 45,000 patients published in Hypertension, COVID-19 […]
What Happens To Your Cholesterol When You Eat Canned Tuna Every Day (And The Risk You Shouldn’t Ignore) – Health Digest
Aleksandargeorgiev/Getty Images When it comes to healthy convenience foods, canned tuna ranks among the top five. Canned tuna serves as a quick high-protein snack to keep you full until that late dinner, but you can also dress up canned tuna with some peas and noodles in a […]
Why People Over 50 Are More At Risk Of Getting Sjögren’s Syndrome (And Warning Signs To Look Out For) – Health Digest
Facundo Diaz Montes/Getty Images As much as there’s quite a bit of beauty that comes with getting older, like all that wisdom and those lovely laugh lines, there are also many things that go downhill. And, for many people, it’s once they’re in their early 50s that […]
Drinking Cranberry Juice Every Day Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Risk Of Breast Cancer – Health Digest
Ems-forster-productions/Getty Images Breast cancer remains one of the top two cancers affecting women. According to the American Cancer Society, each year, over 300,000 women in the United States find out they have breast cancer, and more than 42,000 with breast cancer die. Though there’s no way to completely eliminate […]
Little-Known Habits That Can Increase Your Risk Of Kidney Disease – Health Digest
Studio Romantic/Shutterstock Your kidneys work hard to filter out waste and excess fluid from your blood while also balancing your blood pressure and minerals. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurs when your kidneys don’t function as they should. You might not notice signs of CKD at first, but […]
Drinking Orange Juice Every Day Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Kidney Stone Risk – Health Digest
Morsa Images/Getty Images A glass of orange juice rounds out many people’s breakfast each morning with more than a day’s supply of vitamin C. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant to support your immune system. Orange juice is also a good source of potassium (and low in sodium) […]
Overcooking Eggs Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Risk Of Heart Disease And Cancer – Health Digest
Gmvozd/Getty Images Eggs are no longer the villain when it comes to high cholesterol, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Eggs do have a considerable amount of dietary cholesterol — 186 milligrams in a large egg — but the AHA has realized that cholesterol in foods like eggs doesn’t necessarily lead to […]
Is E. Coli Deadly? Here’s Your Mortality Risk – Health Digest
PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock From time to time, outbreaks of E. coli pop up in the news cycle. For instance, in October 2024, dozens of McDonald’s restaurants were shut down when consumers became ill with E. coli after eating contaminated Quarter Pounders, according to the U.S. Centers for […]
9 Life Experiences That Increase Your Early Death Risk – Health Digest
voronaman/Shutterstock While we all can try our hardest to live safe, danger-free lives, the fact is there are things that we may be doing or exposing ourselves to that could be shortening our lifespan without our even knowing it. Even something as innocuous as sitting for too long […]