Low-Salt Diets May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Death
A large worldwide study has found that, contrary to popular thought, low-salt diets may not be beneficial and may actually increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death compared to...
View ArticleWomen And Young People Under Age 35 Are Most Vulnerable To Anxiety Disorders
Women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety as men, according to a review of existing scientific literature, led by the University of Cambridge. The study also found that people from Western...
View ArticleConsumption of Nuts Associated with Reduced Inflammation
In a study of more than 5,000 people, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that greater intake of nuts was associated with lower levels of biomarkers of inflammation, a finding...
View ArticleCalcium Supplements May Clog Arteries and Damage Heart
After 10 years of medical tests on more than 6,000 people in a federally funded heart disease study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and elsewhere have concluded that taking calcium supplements...
View ArticleUnhealthy Diet Linked to 400,000 Cardiovascular Disease Deaths Each Year
If you’re eating a diet that’s low in healthy food and/or high in unhealthy foods, you’re at greater risk of dying from heart and blood vessel diseases. That was the conclusion of researchers who...
View ArticleArtificial Sweeteners Linked to Obesity, Heart Disease and Diabetes
Artificial sweeteners may be associated with long-term weight gain and increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian...
View ArticleGlobal Study Finds Higher Saturated-Fat Intake Reduces Mortality
Results from a recently released, long awaited dietary study will put supporters of low-fat diets into a carbohydrate-fueled tailspin. According to the large cohort Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology...
View ArticleYogurt Consumption Significantly Reduces Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease...
A new study in the American Journal of Hypertension, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that higher yogurt intake is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk among hypertensive...
View ArticleCoenzyme Q10 Plays Many Roles As Anti-Aging Nutrient
Ward Dean, MD Coenzyme Q10, also known as CoQ10, is a normal and essential component of the membranes of mitochondrial the intracellular organelles that manufacture ATP, the basic energy molecule of...
View ArticleThyroid Hormones Helped Early Humans Survive, But Left Us Susceptible to...
Although most victims survive the 735,000 heart attacks that occur annually in the U.S., their heart tissue is often irreparably damaged — unlike many other cells in the body, once injured, heart cells...
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