Removing one food from diet could slash cholesterol and heart disease risk
Taking one food out of your diet and switching to plant-based alternatives can have a dramatic impact on your health, claim leading health experts
Heart Health
Heart Health
The future of personalised cardiovascular disease detection and monitoring
Professor Allan Lawrie from Imperial College London, discusses the future of personalised cardiovascular disease detection and monitoring, including comment on wearable technology and AI The rapid expansion of consumer digital technology has significantly increased access to smartphones and connected devices across various socioeconomic groups and age ranges. With smartphones came the ability to connect and […]
Heart Health
This 40p 'protective' superfood can slash risk of heart disease
Dr Mark Hyman said eating two or more servings every seven days can reduce your risk of heart disease by up to 21 per cent
Diet & Chronic
Landmark study finds low-sugar diet in early childhood reduces lifetime risk of chronic disease | Newsroom
A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a study based on historical data has found. The researchers pulled data from UK Biobank, focusing on adults conceived just before and after the 1953 end of wartime sugar rationing in the United Kingdom. The study, […]
Diet & Chronic
Sugar Restriction in Early Life Significantly Lowers Chronic Disease Risk, WWII Diet Study Shows
Credit: urbazon/Getty Images Data from an “unintended natural experiment from World War II” showed restricting sugar intake from conception through 1,000 days after birth was linked to a 35% lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and as much as 20% less risk of hypertension as adults. Low sugar intake by the mother prior to […]
Obesity Herbs
Obesity-related heart disease deaths rise sharply in the U.S. between 1999 and 2020
Heart disease deaths related to obesity increased by 180% in the U.S. between 1999 and 2020, especially among middle-aged men, Black adults, residents of Midwestern states and non-metropolitan areas, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2024. The meeting, Nov. 16-18, 2024, in Chicago, is a premier global […]
Diet & Chronic
Limiting sugar consumption early can prevent chronic disease in midlife: Study
A low-sugar diet in pregnancy, which if continued in the first two years of life can meaningfully reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, according to a new study. The study led by the US and Canadian researchers provides compelling new evidence of the lifelong health effects of early-life sugar consumption. Children who had […]
Heart Health
Drinking non-fermented milk may increase the risk of heart disease in women
Researchers analyzed data from over 100,000 Swedish adults over 33 years, though the study couldn’t confirm a direct cause-and-effect link. Study: Non-fermented and fermented milk intake in relation to risk of ischemic heart disease and to circulating cardiometabolic proteins in swedish women and men: Two prospective longitudinal cohort studies with 100,775 participants. Image Credit: Katarzyna […]
Obesity Herbs
Obesity-related heart disease deaths increased in the U.S. over the past two decades
Research Highlights: An analysis of data from the CDC’s WONDER database found that the number of people in the U.S. who died from ischemic heart disease related to obesity increased by approximately 180% from 1999 to 2020. The highest rate of deaths from ischemic heart disease related to obesity were noted among middle-aged […]
Diet & Chronic
Restricting sugar before birth and in early childhood greatly reduces risk of chronic disease later in life
A low-sugar diet during pregnancy and in the first two years of life can meaningfully reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a new study has found, providing compelling new evidence of the lifelong health effects of exposure to sugar restrictions early in life. Published in Science, the study finds that children who were […]
