The American Council on Exercise regularly publishes body fat percentage statistics. By subtracting these percentages from 100, we can determine Americans’ average lean body mass. The following statistics are sourced from ACE. (1) Get Fitter,Faster ...
The more lean body mass you have, the higher your metabolism is likely to be. Having a healthy percentage of lean body mass may make you less likely to become sick or to develop health problems such as heart disease or diabetes. Having a low lean body mass, however, may increase the ri...
Given the differences in body composition, mainly the higher body fat percentage in women compared to men and the longer limbs and stronger muscles of men compared to women,the average running speed for male runners is faster than that of female runners. For these reasons, world records for ru...
In a secondary analysis, a higher percentage of total energy in- take from added sugar and saturated fat at year 20 was asso- ciated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes (HR 1.16 [95% CI 1.04, 1.30]; p < 0.01) but the association was atten- uated by adjustment for lifestyle...
Everybody has some glycated hemoglobin in their bloodstream, and the amount of it increases as your blood sugar levels increase. Laboratory A1c test measures the percentage of hemoglobin that has glucose bound to it. But why is the result not the same as a simple blood sugar level test? You...
The share of oils and fats in the supply of saturated fat was 9% [39]. In the New Zealand diet, the share of edible fats in total fat supply was 8.9%, of which butter and margarine accounted for 8.4% [39]. A higher percentage of fats in the SFA supply was recorded in the Danish...
If you want to have an above average net worth, you should also consider investing in real estate. Real estate is a core asset class that has proven to build long-term wealth for Americans. Real estate is a tangible asset that provides utility and a steady stream of income if you own ...
The percentage of participants reporting myalgia leading to discontinuation was 0.3% for both treatment groups. Creatine kinase (CK) elevations greater than 10 times the upper limit of normal were rare, and the incidence was similar in both treatment groups (11 [0.7%] of 1586, 10 [0.6%] of...
When broken down by subject, South Dakota students finished in the top 20 in English (68%), Math (49%), and Science (46%) among states with the highest percentage of students passing. STATES WITH HIGHEST AVERAGE ACT SCORES Massachusetts: 26 ...
What came as a bombshell to the medical establishment was the compilation by Dr. Morgentaler of scientific facts showing that men with low testosterone levels have an increased percentage of prostate cancer-positive biopsies.96,97 To further help dispel the myth that higher testosterone levels increas...