Antioxidants Show No Clear Benefit Against Cardiovascular Events, Death in High-Risk Women

08/13/07 Nutrition & Exercise, Research, General

CHICAGO – Vitamins C and E and beta carotene, either individually or in combination, do not appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events or death among women at high risk for heart disease, according to a report in the August 13/27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Heart Disease Patients Maintain Healthy Diet with Statins

08/07/07 Living Well, Treatment Options, Nutrition & Exercise, Research, General

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study published in the August issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings finds that patients using statins tend to maintain the same diet they observed prior to taking the medication, rather than using it as an excuse to eat less healthy food.

Soy Can Help Lower Blood Pressure

08/01/07 General, Research, Nutrition & Exercise

Including soy protein in a healthy diet improves blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in women, according to a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Milk Builds Strong Bones, Healthy Heart

07/30/07 Nutrition & Exercise, Research, General

Milk does a body good—and while most people associate those benefits with strong bones, milk consumption may also be linked to a healthy heart.

Soft Drinks Linked to Increased Health Risks

07/25/07 Nutrition & Exercise, Living Well, Prevention, Research, General

Drinking more than one soft drink daily — whether it’s regular or diet — may be associated with an increase in the risk factors for heart disease, Framingham researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Resistance Training a Complement to Aerobic Exercise, Aerobic Exercise Elevates HDL

07/20/07 Nutrition & Exercise, Living Well, Research, General

The American Heart Association has updated its scientific statement on resistance exercise for people with and without cardiovascular disease, last published in 2000.

High Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Associated With Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Events

07/17/07 Nutrition & Exercise, Prevention, Research

CHICAGO—Elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association, according to studies in the July 18 issue of JAMA.

Dark Chocolate Guilt-free Guilty Pleasure

07/13/07 Nutrition & Exercise, Living Well, Prevention, Research, General

Small amounts of dark chocolate can modestly lower blood pressure in people with untreated hypertension, a small randomized trial in JAMA concludes.

Membrane and Muscle Repair Can Affect Heart

07/06/07 Nutrition & Exercise, Clinical Trials, Research, General

New research has determined that incomplete or faulty repair of the heart muscle and membrane can lead to heart damage.

Lowering Blood Pressure Improves Diastolic Function, Regardless of Regimen

06/26/07 Nutrition & Exercise, Prevention, Research, Disease Basics, General

Reductions in blood pressure lead to improved diastolic function—regardless of the antihypertensive drugs used—reports a study in Lancet.

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Antioxidants Show No Clear Benefit Against Cardiovascular Events, Death in High-Risk Women

Heart Disease Patients Maintain Healthy Diet with Statins

Soy Can Help Lower Blood Pressure

Milk Builds Strong Bones, Healthy Heart

Soft Drinks Linked to Increased Health Risks

Resistance Training a Complement to Aerobic Exercise, Aerobic Exercise Elevates HDL

High Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Associated With Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Events

Dark Chocolate Guilt-free Guilty Pleasure

Membrane and Muscle Repair Can Affect Heart

Lowering Blood Pressure Improves Diastolic Function, Regardless of Regimen

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