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NHS England » Prevention is key to the fight against heart disease – Dr Matt Kearney

NHS England » Prevention is key to the fight against heart disease – Dr Matt Kearney

11/04/16
The newly appointed National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention looks at the challenges ahead: There is now growing acceptance across the NHS that we have to get serious about prevention. Much of this, of course, is driven by the epidemic of obesity, poor diet, inactivity and other risk factors that come with the 21st […]
Nutrition and Lifestyle Modifications for Diabetes Patients

Nutrition and Lifestyle Modifications for Diabetes Patients

06/04/16
In a new study published in US Endocrinology, researchers examined the effectiveness of nutrition and lifestyle modifications in improving diabetes outcomes. One of their essential focuses was on the “ABCs” of diabetes management: A1c, blood pressure and cholesterol. Maintaining an A1c level of about 7%, keeping your blood pressure <140/90mmHg, and maintaining LDL at <100mg/dL (with […]
Shared risk factors lead to diabetes, heart disease and cancer, says major AACR symposium

Shared risk factors lead to diabetes, heart disease and cancer, says major AACR symposium

08/04/16
In a major symposium at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2015, University of Colorado Cancer Center investigator Tim Byers, MD, MPH, describes research showing the link between cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. “Understanding the similarities and differences in how these risk factors create cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease could aid the ways […]
The American Heart Association’s Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations

The American Heart Association’s Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations

12/08/16
The American Heart Association gives several advices to get a better lifestyle and to reduce cardiovascular diseases. According to the association, a better way of living based on regular activities and controlling daily intake will be beneficial for the health and the heart in the long term. Regular physical activities can help you maintain your […]
You could be eating these foods without knowing how harmful they are!

You could be eating these foods without knowing how harmful they are!

09/08/16
Heart disease is very important as it is the leading cause of death among American: on average, one person dies every 39 seconds, according to recently published data from the American Heart Association.  Discover the foods that you should avoid but also those that are good for you too! With advertising nowadays, we tend to […]
Controlling blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol linked to lower cardiovascular disease

Controlling blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol linked to lower cardiovascular disease

28/04/16
While controlling blood pressure, blood sugar and LDL-cholesterol levels reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes, only 7 percent of diabetic participants in three major heart studies had recommended levels of these three factors, according to research from the Heart Disease Prevention Program at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. […]
Eat fat to get thin: Official diet advice is ‘disastrous’ for obesity fight, new report warns

Eat fat to get thin: Official diet advice is ‘disastrous’ for obesity fight, new report warns

04/07/16
Thirty years of official health advice urging people to adopt low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences,” a leading obesity charity warned yesterday. Read the full article at: www.telegraph.co.uk According to the report, the low-fat and low-cholesterol message, which has been official policy in the UK since 1983, was based […]
Mediterranean diet ‘better than low-fat diet’ for cardiovascular risk

Mediterranean diet ‘better than low-fat diet’ for cardiovascular risk

20/11/15
Following a whole food diet – such as a Mediterranean diet – may be more effective at reducing cardiovascular risk than a strictly low-fat diet, according to a 2014 research. Read the full article at: www.medicalnewstoday.com It is hard to figure out how we follow the American Heart Association’s recommendation saying that individuals should limit […]
Cholesterol-lowering ‘portfolio diet’ also reduces blood pressure, study finds

Cholesterol-lowering ‘portfolio diet’ also reduces blood pressure, study finds

27/11/15
TORONTO, Nov.7, 2015 – A diet developed for reducing cholesterol also lowers blood pressure, a St. Michael’s Hospital study has found. The research, published today in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease, was a secondary analysis of data collected for a 2011 study on the effect of the ‘portfolio diet’ on cholesterol. The portfolio diet lowered […]
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