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But that's just one part of this huge and influential company. UnitedHealth may not be a household name, but it's the fourth largest U.S. company by revenues, and it touches almost every part of the U.S. healthcare experience. It's even the country's largest employer of doctors. UnitedHealth said last year that it employs or is affiliated with 10 percent of all doctors in the U.S.
But that's just one part of this huge and influential company. UnitedHealth may not be a household name, but it's the fourth largest U.S. company by revenues, and it touches almost every part of the U.S. healthcare experience. It's even the country's largest employer of doctors. UnitedHealth said last year that it employs or is affiliated with 10 percent of all doctors in the U.S.
Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
Participants wore physical activity trackers for almost 24 hours a day for seven days during a two-year period. Hospital and death records were used to track major cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke, and heart failure, for the nine years following the start of the study.
Participants wore physical activity trackers for almost 24 hours a day for seven days during a two-year period. Hospital and death records were used to track major cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke, and heart failure, for the nine years following the start of the study.
The researchers found that middle-aged women, who averaged just three and a half minutes of vigorous activity each day, such as climbing stairs or briefly power walking, were 51% less likely to have a heart attack and 31%. 67% less likely to develop heart failure compared with women who did not do similar tiny bouts of vigorous activity. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
The researchers found that middle-aged women, who averaged just three and a half minutes of vigorous activity each day, such as climbing stairs or briefly power walking, were 51% less likely to have a heart attack and 31%. 67% less likely to develop heart failure compared with women who did not do similar tiny bouts of vigorous activity. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
When we move our muscles, they become sponges for the blood glucose that our gut is absorbing into the bloodstream. So it basically just pulls all that glucose out of the blood and into the muscles.
When we move our muscles, they become sponges for the blood glucose that our gut is absorbing into the bloodstream. So it basically just pulls all that glucose out of the blood and into the muscles.
Good morning, Rob, and happy Thanksgiving.
Good morning, Rob, and happy Thanksgiving.
Good morning, Rob, and happy Thanksgiving.
Yeah, so exercise is always a good idea. But we're talking specifically about walking after meals, which has specific benefits for your gut and your blood sugar. And it's actually something people have done for centuries. They were once called constitutionals.
Yeah, so exercise is always a good idea. But we're talking specifically about walking after meals, which has specific benefits for your gut and your blood sugar. And it's actually something people have done for centuries. They were once called constitutionals.
Yeah, so exercise is always a good idea. But we're talking specifically about walking after meals, which has specific benefits for your gut and your blood sugar. And it's actually something people have done for centuries. They were once called constitutionals.
So for starters, when you walk, you jumpstart digestion and basically it gets things moving in your gut and, you know, it can help clear the air. And this is actually one reason why we're talking about it now. The idea has gone viral recently on TikTok as a fart walk. But really, there's a lot more to it than that.
So for starters, when you walk, you jumpstart digestion and basically it gets things moving in your gut and, you know, it can help clear the air. And this is actually one reason why we're talking about it now. The idea has gone viral recently on TikTok as a fart walk. But really, there's a lot more to it than that.
So for starters, when you walk, you jumpstart digestion and basically it gets things moving in your gut and, you know, it can help clear the air. And this is actually one reason why we're talking about it now. The idea has gone viral recently on TikTok as a fart walk. But really, there's a lot more to it than that.
Yeah, so actually the big benefit is for your blood sugar. When you eat, your body converts food into glucose, and that sugar is going to flood your bloodstream. But when you walk, it can blunt that sugar spike. Here's Dr. Chris Damon. He's a gastroenterologist and professor at the University of Washington.