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Heart-Healthy DASH Diet May Help Teen Girls Stay Slim

An eating plan originally touted to reduce high blood pressure in adults has been found to keep adolescent girls trimmer between the ages of 9 and 19. Researchers report that girls whose food intake most resembled the Dietary Approach to [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

How a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil protects against ...

It is well-known that olive oil and a Mediterranean diet are associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, but a new research offers a surprising reason why: These foods change how genes associated with atherosclerosis functio [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Mediterranean diet good for heart function

Even the ones at risk for heart disease could really benefit from a low-fat Mediterranean-type diet that includes nuts, fish, produce and olive oil, many United States researchers have already found. Study author Dr. Jun Dai, an assistan [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Grapes may protect your heart

Grapes reduce risk factors for heart disease and diabetes in rats, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. The findings were presented Monday at the Experimental Biology convention in California. Researchers took a gro [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Grapes May Help Heart, Cut Diabetes

Grapes May Help Heart, Cut Diabetes

Eating grapes could lower the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a study at the University of Michigan. Researchers studied how eating grapes affected rats. A powder made from red, green and black grapes was mixe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Vitamin B Rich Diet Could Curb Heart Disease

A Japanese study finds that consuming a diet rich in foods containing vitamin B could curb heart disease. Folate and vitamin B-6 may lower the chances of heart disease deaths and fatal stroke in women, and reduce the chances of developin [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Vitamin B Rich Diet Could Curb Heart Disease

A Japanese study finds that consuming a diet rich in foods containing vitamin B could curb heart disease. Folate and vitamin B-6 may lower the chances of heart disease deaths and fatal stroke in women, and reduce the chances of developin [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Diet high in Vitamin B lowers heart risk

Foods containing the B-vitamins folate and B-6 can cut the risk of death from stroke and heart disease for women and may reduce the risk of heart failure in men, a Japanese study has found. The study has been reported in Stroke: Journal [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Heart Disease - Inflammation or Cholesterol?

Heart Disease - Inflammation or Cholesterol?

During my 25 years as a cardiac surgeon, along with other prominent physicians labeled “opinion makers,” we insisted heart disease resulted from the simple fact of elevated blood cholesterol.   The only accepted the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Diet and exercise can help your heart succeed

Diet and exercise can help your heart succeed

When Bill Clinton was released from a New York hospital on Friday, the world was reminded again about the importance of heart health. The 63-year-old former president had two stents inserted into a clogged coronary artery after he ha [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Food that keeps your heart healthy

Food that keeps your heart healthy

Now, the February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's  HealthSource  has covered key components of this diet as well as reasons why this approach is known as a heart-healthy eating plan. Key components include: 1. Eating gener [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Yoga for healthy heart

Yoga for healthy heart

In our fast-paced life, we are continuously working under stress and are looking for ways to lead a healthy life. Stress ultimately results in various health disorders that are a manifestation of underlying imbalance in the mind-body domai [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Low carb diet increases heart disease risk

Low carb diet increases heart disease risk

The low-carb diet involves eating more protein and fat in foods such as meat, cream and butter and cutting out bread, sugar and other foods high in carbohydrates. People who shun carbs like bread and pasta are 25 per cent more likely to su [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

8 Ways to Make Your Diet More Heart-Healthy

8 Ways to Make Your Diet More Heart-Healthy

Stop smoking, exercise, lose weight, and eat healthfully -- that's the mantra heard across the country from cardiologists. That's because diet and lifestyle changes can help prevent heart disease, improve your cardiovascular function, and h [...]

Posted On : Jul, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

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