For the first time, the American Heart Association (AHA) arranged a panel of experts who rated 10 popular diets based on their standards for heart health and just published their…
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Data from around the world from 2017 estimated that roughly 462 million people worldwide had type 2 diabetes (DM2) and that by 2030, that number will rise to over 540…
Cardiovascular disease rates have not dropped significantly and are contributing to a drop in overall lifestpan in the United States. Better means to judge and improve cardiovascular health (CVH) are…
A high intake of salt raises blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have reported on the association between salt intake and carotid stenosis, but the association…
Background: Coronary atherosclerosis, also known as coronary artery disease (CAD) and coronary heart disease (CHD), may develop at an early age and remain asymptomatic and hidden for many years. It…
Novel fasting interventions have gained scientific and public attention. Periodic fasting has emerged as a dietary modification promoting beneficial effects on metabolic syndrome and the 5 day Fasting Mimicking Diet…
Dietary modification is a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. A Mediterranean (MED) diet has been associated with a lower risk of CVD but no systematic reviews have evaluated this…
Cholesterol lowering (LDL-C) through lifestyle, supplements and prescription medications is necessary in many patients with proven atherosclerosis like a prior heart attacks or a high coronary calcium score on CT…
In 2011, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic led by Stanley Hazen, MD, Ph.D, published and elegant research study proposing that a metabolite called TMAO might be produced in the human…
A group called SHAPE proposed in 2007 that some patients are so low risk that they do not need Rx cholesterol lowering medications like statins even if the LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C)…
