January 23, 2017
By megm 
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recently issued new guidelines for the use of high cholesterol-treating statin drugs. The report suggests that everyone over age 40 regardless of whether they have a history of cardiovascular disease should be evaluated and considered for treatment with a statin. The new statin guidelines were recently published in the Journal […]
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July 13, 2015
Q&A with Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD Professor of Preventive Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Spokesperson We have all heard that too much salt is a bad thing, but how, specifically, does too much sodium have a negative impact on health? The biological requirement for sodium is less […]
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June 3, 2015
Reducing your risk of heart disease By Carolyn Katzin, MS, CNS, MNT Every day we are bombarded with messages about our food. With so many foods labeled “cholesterol free,” it can be easy to assume that cholesterol is a bad thing. But the truth is that although there is no dietary requirement for cholesterol, this […]
Tags: Heart Health
June 3, 2015
Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart
Research links the pills to an increased risk of heart attack. If you’ve been popping calcium pills in hopes of improving your bone health, you might want to reconsider. Calcium supplements might increase the risk of having a heart attack, according to new research published in the journal Heart.[1] Calcium is a micronutrient important to […]
June 3, 2015
Eating the right kind of chocolate may lower blood pressure. Most people don’t need much convincing to eat chocolate, but now there may be good reason to indulge—the results of one of the largest studies ever conducted on the health benefits of chocolate indicated that chocolate could help lower blood pressure. Of course, not all […]
June 3, 2015
Should You Stop Sipping Sugary Drinks?
Sweet liquids have been linked to a higher risk of stroke. If you have a daily soda habit, it might be time to rethink it. According to the results of a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, women who drink sugary soft drinks every day are 83 percent more likely to have […]
June 3, 2015
Apples may cut cholesterol in women. An apple a day might do more than keep the doctor away—it could lower cholesterol too, according to the results of a study conducted by researchers at Florida State University.[1] The study involved 160 postmenopausal women randomly assigned to one of two dietary intervention groups: one group ate 75 […]
June 3, 2015
Dark Chocolate May Lower Risk of Heart Disease
Great news for chocolate lovers—dark chocolate may lower the risk of heart disease by lowering levels of blood glucose and bad cholesterol while boosting levels of good cholesterol, according to the results of a new study.[1] The study included 31 people who were assigned to consume 50 grams per day of either dark chocolate (70 […]
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