Category: Active Ageing

For people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, exercise is one of the most powerful tools for managing blood sugar levels.

Metabolic syndrome occurs when a person has a combination or cluster of related cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk factors. Metabolic syndrome may be diagnosed if you have at least 3 or 5 of these risk factors in combination. It can contribute to the risk of heart (cardiovascular) disease and other conditions like type 2 diabetes.

Overweight and obesity are characterised by excess body weight and excessive balance of energy intake vs energy expenditure with Body Mass Index (BMI) commonly used as the criterion to define these conditions. A BMI over 25 is classified as overweight, whereas obesity is measured as a BMI over 30. The formula is BMI = kg/m2 where kg is a person’s weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in metres squared.

Often just called ‘fatty liver’, and previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a chronic liver disease associated with an excess amount of fat within the liver.

High BP is called hypertension. Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (e.g. heart failure, stroke, coronary heart disease), chronic kidney disease and early death. Hypertension may not cause any symptoms, which is why it is sometimes referred to as a ‘silent killer’.

Congenital heart disease Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a general term for a range of conditions that are present at birth and affect the normal workings of the heart. These can result in minor heart problems or major defects. Congenital heart defects are the most common types of birth defects, affecting 1 in 100 babies. […]