With approximately 1.3 billion people, China has the world’s largest population. This country is also dealing with a massive increase in the number of people living with diabetes. The New England Journal of Medicine has released the results of a study indicating that an estimated 92 million people have the disorder, which represents nearly 10 [...]
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High blood pressure has been identified as one of the risk factors for heart disease, and you may be thinking that getting the reading down as low as possible is a good strategy for staying healthy. The results of a new study had some surprising results: People who have coronary artery disease and diabetes may [...]
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Could something as simple as taking a vitamin lower or even eliminate your risk of heart disease? The results of two research studies indicate that the answer is “Yes.” In the first study, researchers followed 9,400 patients for a year. The participants had low Vitamin D levels at the beginning of the 12-month period. By [...]
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Being young and in good physical shape isn’t a guarantee that an athlete won’t have heart issues. About 90 young people collapse and die suddenly each year from cardiac problems. There is a cost-effective solution for this issue, though: Use electrocardiograms for screening purposes. This strategy has been used effectively in Italy, where the Ministry [...]
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If you are one of the 21 million people in the United States who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, your doctor’s advice about how to reduce the risk of heart disease may be ineffective. It may even make it more likely that you will have cardiac issues, according to the results of a [...]
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People who follow the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet reap the benefits of improved cardiovascular health, and the results of a new study conducted by researchers at Duke University indicate that it may help to improve brain functioning, too. The study, the results of which were published in Hypertension: Journal of the American [...]
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Antioxidants are compounds that are naturally present in foods. They are commonly thought to help prevent disease by helping to fight free radicals, which are formed during normal respiration as well as when the body is exposed to contaminants in the environment like cigarette smoke. If a person doesn’t eat enough antioxidant-rich foods, the free [...]
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If you are looking for ways to lower your cholesterol levels, a compound found in fruits, vegetables, and nuts can help. Plant sterols help to lower the level of cholesterol that is absorbed by the lower digestive tract from the food we eat. The recommended daily amount for plant sterol consumption is two grams per [...]
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People who have been laid off from their job have a lot of things to worry about, and the results of a 2006 study conducted by a group of epidemiologists at Yale University found that when older workers join the ranks of the unemployed, their risk of heart attack and serious stroke doubled. Chronic stress [...]
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Most people think of childhood heart failure as something that affects older people, but the young – adolescents – can be diagnosed this condition as well. In this case, “heart failure” refers to a heart that is working but not functioning as efficiently as it should. When this condition is diagnosed in adults, it is [...]
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