Switching red meat for vegetables or potatoes could significantly lower your risk of myocardial infarction, but swapping out fatty fish for veggies could increase your risk, say researchers.
Government and industry efforts to slash the level of salt in UK foods has led to a fall in population blood pressure and plummeting rates of heart attack and stroke deaths, according to new data.
A public body that advises the UK National Health Service (NHS) has revised its position that heart attack patients can benefit from omega-3 consumption to prevent further attacks, in a move labeled “misguided” by the omega-3 sector.
Commentary in The Lancet, along with a new analysis of the data, has slammed the recent Cochrane review that claimed salt reduction had no effect on strokes or heart attacks.
Supplements of extracts from French maritime pine bark may reduce
blood pressure and the use of blood pressure medication among
diabetics, suggest results from a new study.
Nitrites and nitrates, much maligned additives in processed and
cured meats, may help heart attack survival and recovery, suggests
a new mice study from the US.
PharmaNutrients is looking to take CLA into the heart health arena,
after obtaining the exclusive worldwide rights to the Kritchevsky
patent on reduction of atherosclerotic plaques.
A diet rich in green and yellow vegetables could reduce the
development of atherosclerosis by almost 40 per cent, and is
further evidence for the benefits of eating your vegetables, says a
new study.
Eating two to three kiwifruit a day can significantly lower risk of
blood clotting and reduce fat in the blood, reports a Norwegian
team. The fruit could be an effective alternative to aspirin for
protecting heart health, they suggest,...
New research coming out of Japan suggests that tomato varieties
could have a significant impact on anti-thrombotic activity, both
in vitro and in vivo.
The merits of eating fish regularly are highlighted once again in a
new study from the US that reveals diabetic women could
considerably reduce their risk of heart disease by consuming fatty
fish.
More news to suggest that governments in Europe must continue to
curb the growing tide of obesity as the burden of heart disease,
long linked to obesity, weighs heavily on the purse-strings of
treasuries. A new study reveals previous...
Research on a regular basis appears to endorse the benefits of the
much-acclaimed Mediterranean-style diet. A recent study suggests
that taking a leaf out of the Mediterranean people's book could
help reduce cardiovascular disease...
Excess cholesterol on the blood is a sign that one is at risk of
cardiovascular diseases. However, according to new research,
too-low cholesterol levels could increase the risk of cancer.
Patients whose arteries are clogged with fatty plaque may be more
susceptible to heart attack than those whose arteries are coated
with calcium-containing...
Black tea may promote healthy arteries and lower the risk of a
heart attack or stroke, says a small study released Monday at the
American Heart Association...
