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 men
- 11 Health Risks for Dad that may increase life insurance costs
- Date posted: June 17th, 2011 6:06 PM
- On the third Sunday in June, men everywhere receive odd gifts—from strangely patterned neckties, and shirts that don’t fit, to handmade drawings and socket wrenches. Welcome to Father’s Day.
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- Category: Articles Library, Life Insurance
- Tags: dad, father, Father's Day, health risks, life insurance, life insurance premiums, Life insurance rates, men, pre-existing medical condition
- Obesity rates across the globe have doubled since 1980
- Date posted: February 4th, 2011 3:03 PM
- Worldwide obesity rates have doubled in the last 30 years, according to several studies published in journal the Lancet.
According to the study, in 1980 4.8 percent of men and 7.9 percent of women on earth were obese, compared to 2008, when that figure grew to 9.8 percent of men and 13.8 percent of women.Full Story »
- Category: Life Insurance, More news
- Tags: ABC News, body mass index, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, developing countries, gender, globalization, health insurance, heart health, Lancet journal, leading cause of death, life insurance, medical research, medical study, men, obesity, prevention, statistics, study, Yale University Prevention Research Center
- Physical activity lowers male mortality rates from all causes
- Date posted: January 6th, 2011 5:05 PM
- Men who routinely get significant amounts of strenuous exercise are less likely than their more indolent counterparts to die early, scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health say.
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- Category: Life Insurance, Tips, Videos
- Tags: active lifestyle, clinical findings, evidence, exercise, Harvard School of Public Health, health insurance, Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, Journal of Clinical Oncology, lifestyle, men, morbidity, mortality, prevention, prostate cancer, risk of death, wellness
- Men less likely to know about high blood pressure
- Date posted: August 24th, 2010 10:10 AM
- It's difficult for people to prevent or treat a health condition they aren't aware of. High blood pressure is one disease that seems to be off the radar for many men, according to a recent study.
Data from the World Congress of Cardiology reveals that young, unmarried men are less likely to be aware of high blood pressure and less likely to be getting treatment for the condition than any other population segment.Full Story »
- Category: Life Insurance, More news, Videos
- Tags: awareness, blood pressure screening, factors, high blood pressure, higher rates, life insurance, McMaster University, men, pre-existing medical condition, study, treatment, World Congress of Cardiology
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