The typical Western diet, high in fat and sugar, really does lead to an early grave, new research suggests. A study of more than 5,000 civil servants found those who ate the most fried and sweet food, processed and red meat, white bread and butter and cream doubled their risk of premature death or ill [...]
Want a Healthy Heart? Start With Natural, Whole Foods
February 4, 2013 | Posted by
February is National Heart Health Month, making it the perfect time to highlight some foods that promote heart health, as well as list those that do more harm than good. While heart disease can be hereditary, its prevention begins with a healthy lifestyle. For starters, this means no smoking, monitoring your blood sugar and blood [...]
Reduce Your Chance of Heart Disease: Try a Vegetarian Diet
January 31, 2013 | Posted by
A study of 44,500 people in England and Scotland showed vegetarians were 32 percent less likely to die or need hospital treatment as a result of heart disease. Differences in cholesterol levels, blood pressure and body weight are believed to be behind the health boost. The findings were published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition [...]
Snake Oil?: New Study Questions Heart Health Benefits of Fish Oil Supplements
September 12, 2012 | Posted by
Millions of people take omega-3 supplements to improve their heart health, but new evidence questions their benefit. Researchers looked at 20 studies involving nearly 70,000 people, many of whom were heart patients. Adding omega-3 to their diet did not appear to lower the chance of having a heart attack or stroke or lower the risk of [...]
Study: Only Non-Alcoholic Red Wine Lowers Risk of Heart Disease
September 7, 2012 | Posted by
Wine lovers, get ready for a buzz kill. A new study has found that drinking two glasses of red wine a day can help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease — but only if the alcohol has been removed. Writing in the journal Circulation Research, Spanish investigators reported on 67 men [...]
Electronic Cigarettes Are Not Linked to Heart Disease
August 27, 2012 | Posted by
Using electronic cigarettes is not associated with acute adverse effects on cardiac function, researchers from the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece, reported at the European Society for Cardiology 2012 Conference in Munich, Germany. Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos added that according to currently available data, electronic cigarettes are considerably less harmful than smoking tobacco, and switching [...]
Stressful Jobs Put Women At Higher Risk For Cardiovascular Disease
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
Study finds women working in stressful and active jobs are at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease. Women who have a lot of stress at work appear to have a greater cardiovascular risk than those with lower-stress jobs, an analysis of the Women’s Health Study showed. Both active jobs and those with a high level [...]
