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Category: Cardiovascular Disorders

Posted on 5 May 20195 January 2020

Individuals who have experienced a heart attack may find that late night dinner eating combined with skipping breakfast the next morning leads to a 4 to 5-fold increased risk of premature death, a further heart attack or angina

In April 2019 researchers from Brazil published the results of their study to assess the association between late-night dinner eating combined with skipping breakfast the next morning with death, a … Read more

Posted on 5 May 20195 January 2020

Red and processed meat increases the risk of ischaemic heart disease whilst yoghurt, cheese and eggs reduces the risk

In April 2019 researchers from the UK, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, The Netherlands, France, Italy and Greece published the results of their studies to assess … Read more

Posted on 4 May 20195 January 2020

There is increasing concern that society may be facing déjà vu as the cardiovascular effects produced by cannabis use are similar to those experienced with tobacco smoking

In November 2018 researchers from Greece published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the cardiovascular effects of cannabis use and compared them with those of tobacco use. … Read more

Posted on 30 April 20195 January 2020

Synthetic cannabinoids appear to be associated with an increasing number of serious cardiovascular events in relatively young men

In June 2018 researchers from the USA published their overview on the cardiovascular complications that can occur following the use of cannabis and related substances. They stated that traditional cannabis … Read more

Posted on 29 April 20195 January 2020

Individuals living with coronary heart disease should minimize their exposure to air pollution by limiting outdoor physical activity when the forecast air quality health index indicates increased air pollution

In February 2019 researchers from Canada published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the short-term health effects of air pollution in individuals living with coronary heart disease. … Read more

Posted on 29 April 20195 January 2020

A higher level of linoleic acid, and possibly arachidonic acid, is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease

In April 2019 researchers from Australia, UK, USA, The Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Canada, Singapore, France, Taiwan and Iceland published the results of their multiple studies to assess … Read more

Posted on 28 April 20195 January 2020

Any respiratory and cardiovascular benefits achieved from walking are lost following short-term exposure to traffic pollution

In January 2018 researchers from the UK and USA published the results of their study to assess the respiratory and cardiovascular effects of walking down a busy street with high … Read more

Posted on 26 April 20195 January 2020

Long-term exposure to transport noise, particularly road traffic noise, may increase the risk of obesity, which could lead to cardiometabolic and other diseases

In December 2018 researchers from Switzerland published the results of their study to assess the association of long-term exposure to road, railway and aircraft noise with obesity. A total of … Read more

Posted on 26 April 20195 January 2020

Road traffic noise appears to be associated with an increased risk of ischaemic heart disease

In February 2018 researchers from the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland published their review on the effect of environmental noise exposure on the cardio-metabolic systems and provided input for the … Read more

Posted on 26 April 20195 January 2020

Residential road traffic noise appears to be associated with an increased risk of hypertension

In September 2018 researchers from Bulgaria published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between residential road traffic noise and the risk of hypertension in adults. … Read more

Posted on 26 April 20195 January 2020

Living or working in a noisy environment appears to be significantly associated with an increased risk of hypertension

In December 2017 researchers from China and the UK published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess whether exposure to various types of noise was associated with the … Read more

Posted on 22 April 20195 January 2020

Increasing intake of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids may be of benefit in people at high risk of a heart attack

In July 2018 researchers from UK published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of increasing omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on cardiovascular disease. A total of … Read more

Posted on 22 April 20195 January 2020

A 3-month intensive dietary intervention based on the Mediterranean diet produced greater and more durable weight loss and improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors than conventional interventions

In March 2018 researchers from Italy published the results of their study to assess the effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet on body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in individuals at … Read more

Posted on 22 April 20195 January 2020

Although both the Mediterranean and vegan diets appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, evidence is stronger for the Mediterranean diet

In December 2018 researchers from the UK published the results of their study which compared the effects of the Mediterranean diet and vegan diet on microvascular function and cholesterol levels. … Read more

Posted on 22 April 20195 January 2020

Plant-based diets may offer cardiovascular disease protection and improve performance of endurance athletes

In January 2019 researchers from the USA published their overview on the ability of plant-based diets to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease risk and improve performance of endurance athletes. Current … Read more

Posted on 22 April 20195 January 2020

The risk of cardiovascular disease is increased by 11% for non-coffee drinkers, 7% for drinkers of decaffeinated coffee, and 22% for those who drink 6+ cups/day

In March 2019 researchers from Australia and UCL Institute of Child Health in London, UK published the results of their study to assess whether the genetic score for caffeine metabolism … Read more

Posted on 22 April 20195 January 2020

Healthy individuals who regularly consume 3-5 cups of coffee per day appear to have a 15% reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease

In May 2018 researchers from Spain published their overview on the effect of coffee consumption on cardiovascular disease and mortality. They stated that when compared to those not consuming coffee, … Read more

Posted on 14 April 201910 January 2020

CoQ10 supplementation has been shown to reduce fatigue levels in individuals with fibromyalgia, statin-related fatigue, multiple sclerosis and end-stage heart failure, as well as in healthy individuals

In April 2019 researchers from Iran published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation on fatigue experienced by adolescents and adults. … Read more

Posted on 5 April 20195 January 2020

A higher consumption of dietary cholesterol appears to be significantly associated with a higher risk of incident cardiovascular disease

In March 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the association of dietary cholesterol or egg consumption with cardiovascular disease (fatal and non-fatal coronary … Read more

Posted on 5 April 20195 January 2020

Eating up to one egg daily appears to be significantly associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease

In November 2018 researchers from China and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease, major coronary … Read more

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