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Intake of saturated and trans unsaturated fatty acids and risk of all cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
The odds of dying from coronary heart disease (CHD) and other chronic ailments may be stacked against lovers of foods loaded with trans-fatty acids. This study performed a meta-analysis on data drawn out from 18 studies that evaluated the connection...
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Association between consumption of soy and risk of cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis of observational studies.
Soy foods may help protect individuals against stroke, cardiovascular ailments, and coronary heart disease. The purpose of this study was to review previous published studies that examined the association between soy food intake and the odds of...
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Mortality in vegetarians and non-vegetarians: a collaborative analysis of 8,300 deaths among 76,000 men and women in five prospective studies.
Non vegetarians are much more liable to die from ischemic heart disease than vegetarians. This study analyzed the impact of diets on mortality risk by means of a meta-analysis. Researchers examined the diets and mortality records of 76,172 UK, US, and...
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Vegetarian Diets Clean-Up Cholesterol Numbers
correlate strongly with higher chances of suffering from a heart attack, stroke, or other complications from coronary heart disease . Physicians often prescribe statins, a class of drugs used to lower blood levels of cholesterol. However, like other...
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Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases in rural China
High consumers of alcohol may be at risk of developing hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD). This study analyzed the risk of cardiovascular disease between consumers and non-consumers of alcohol. The study population included over 11,000...
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Fruit and vegetables, and cardiovascular disease: a review.
Regular intake of fruits and vegetables may help improve an individual's chances of avoiding stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular ailments. This study explored the relationship between habitual consumption of fruits and vegetables and...
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Managing Symptoms vs Treating the Illness
Changing one's beliefs and eating habits can be a very difficult thing to do, especially living in a modern world where our culture believes "more is better." In order to thrive, we're told we need more protein, more fat, more vitamin supplements and...
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Association between exclusive pipe smoking and mortality from cancer and other diseases.
Pipe smokers may be much more liable to die from stroke, coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancers of the oropharynx, esophagus, larynx, lungs, colon, rectum, and pancreas. This study examined the correlation between...
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Relation between a diet with high glycemic load and plasma concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in middle-aged women.
High glycemic load is associated with elevated plasma high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels and high ischemic heart disease risk. This study evaluated the relationship between dietary glycemic load and plasma levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/relation-between-a-diet-with-high-glycemic-load-and-plasma-concentrations-of-high-sensitivity-c-reactive-protein-in-middle-aged-women -
Lycopene and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A meta-analysis of observational studies.
of foods high in lycopene may help guard against the development of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and coronary heart disease. This meta-analysis investigated the relationship between regular intake of dietary lycopene and the odds of...
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Relation of Vegetarian Dietary Patterns With Major Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
A significant drop in coronary heart disease (CHD) development and mortality risk is associated with the consumption of vegetarian diets. This meta-analysis summarized evidence from different studies that focused on the effect of vegetarian diets on...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/vegetarian/relation-of-vegetarian-dietary-patterns-with-major-cardiovascular-outcomes-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-prospective-cohort-studies -
Dietary Fiber Is Beneficial for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses.
A high-fiber diet may reduce an individual's risk of developing and dying from stroke, heart disease, and cardiovascular disorders. This scientific research work studied the association between high intake of dietary fiber and cardiovascular disease...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/dietary-fiber-is-beneficial-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-an-umbrella-review-of-meta-analyses -
Plant-Based Nutrition for Kids
Adopting a plant-based diet for your family can be one of the best decisions that you can make for your child's health and wellbeing. The time and effort you invest in educating, planning and providing nutritious foods for your children will help...
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Processed and unprocessed red meat consumption and risk of heart failure: a prospective study of men.
red meat intake of 37,035 Swedish men within the age bracket of 45-79 years with no previous history of cancer, ischemic heart disease, and heart failure for 12 years. The heart failure risk of each participant in this study was also determined....
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The Wine and Olive Oil Diet
Many fad diets come and go, but one diet in particular has stood the test of time. Anyone familiar with the Mediterranean diet will most likely tell you that by pouring olive oil over your salad and including a glass of wine with your dinner will...
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From Health Scare to Health Care
My journey to health began in the wee hours of the morning in early 2014 when I awoke to an unsettling, fluttering sensation in my chest. Lying in bed, I put my fingers to the side of my neck to check a pulse. I glanced at the bedside clock and timed...
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Intestinal microbiota-dependent phosphatidylcholine metabolites, diastolic dysfunction, and adverse clinical outcomes in chronic systolic heart failure.
Increased dietary exposure to choline, betaine, and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) predisposes cardiovascular disease patients to adverse cardiac events, such heart failure. Choline, betaine, and phosphatidylchomine are dietary precursors of...
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Plant-based diet associated with less heart failure risk
of plant-based diets in relation to the risk of developing heart failure. Researchers compared the diets of 15,569 heart disease-free subjects recruited from the Reasons for Geographical and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study and monitored the...
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Low Intake of Fruits, Berries and Vegetables Is Associated With Excess Mortality in Men: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study
Imbibing the habit of eating fruits, vegetables, and berries regularly may knock down cardiovascular and total mortality risk in middle-aged men. This study determined if there is a connection between the level of consumption of fruits, vegetables, and...
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Vegetarian and vegan diets and the risk of cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Strict adherence to a vegetarian diet may help fend off cardiovascular and ischemic heart diseases. This meta-analysis looked at the odds of vegetarians and non-vegetarians acquiring stroke, cardiovascular, and ischemic heart diseases. Researchers...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/vegetarian-and-vegan-diets-and-the-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-ischemic-heart-disease-and-stroke-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-prospective-cohort-studies
