Heart Health

Research Roundup: March 2021

Feb 23, 2021 · · Heart Health
Chili Pepper May Increase Longevity Chili pepper may help us live longer and reduce risk of dying from cardiovascular disease or cancer, according to researchers. Health and dietary records of over 570,000 people in the U.S., Italy, China, and Iran were used to compare those who consumed chili pepper and … Read More

Newsbriefs: Reduce inflammatory markers; Type 2 diabetes risk; Whole grains and cardiovascular risk; Skip multivitamins; Omega-3s; Chronic constipation

Jan 22, 2021 · · Heart Health
Eat Walnuts to Reduce Inflammatory Markers A meta-analysis of 24 randomized controlled trials showed that a walnut-enriched diet significantly reduced LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. Scientists then assessed changes in circulating inflammatory molecules, such as C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor, and serum amyloid, among 708 healthy adults (63 to 79 years old). … Read More

DASH Diet: Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes

Jan 22, 2021 · · Heart Health
Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the U.S. The DASH eating plan (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) has been proven to help control two of the major cardiovascular disease risk factors—high blood pressure and high blood levels of LDL cholesterol. Whether you want to reverse high … Read More

Newsbites: Cardiovascular health; weight loss in older adults; anti-inflammatory eating; weight loss and breast cancer

Jan 22, 2021 · · Heart Health
High-Dose Omega-3 Supplements and Cardiovascular Health A recent large, randomized controlled trial (coauthored by Friedman School Dean and Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter editor-in-chief Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH) evaluated the impact of a new omega-3 fatty acid supplement on cardiovascular health. The researchers tested the high-dose (4 grams/ day) prescription-only … Read More

Identifying (and Avoiding) a Heart Attack

Jan 22, 2021 · · Heart Health
Someone has a heart attack in the United States every 40 seconds. Blood flow to a section of the heart becomes blocked and, starved of oxygen, that section of heart muscle is injured or even dies. Here are some simple dos and don’ts that can lower the risk of heart … Read More

Heart Damage from COVID-19

Jan 22, 2021 · · Heart Health
After more than a year with the COVID-19 disease swirling around the globe, researchers have learned a lot about what this novel virus does in the body and how it does it. Though COVID-19 was initially defined primarily as a respiratory illness resulting in lung impairment, within months it became … Read More

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