heart disease

WSU’s grizzly bears lose weight on Thanksgiving?

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – If you think Thanksgiving dinner can pack on the pounds, consider the grizzly bears at Washington State University that eat the equivalent of three such feasts daily during the weeks leading to hibernation. After nearly doubling their weight, they take a winter-long nap – only to wake up […]

Grad student researches effects of ‘Western diet’ on heart

SPOKANE, Wash. – A graduate student working in the research laboratory of a Washington State University exercise physiologist has received a second year of research funding from the American Physiological Society. Heidi Medford was one of five students nationally to have the annual grant of $28,300 renewed. Last year, she was one of eight to […]

Blood pressures lower with whey supplement drink

PULLMAN – Beverages supplemented by whey-based protein can significantly reduce elevated blood pressure, reducing the risk of stroke and heart disease, a WSU study has found.   Research led by nutritional biochemist Susan Fluegel and published in the International Dairy Journal found that daily doses of commonly available whey brought a more than six-point reduction in […]