PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · August 26, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this meta-analysis of 13 cohort studies, the highest levels of dietary linoleic acid intake were associated with a 15% lower risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and a 21% lower risk for CHD deaths compared with the lowest levels of intake. This analysis supports current recommendations […]
MDLinx.com Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 08/19/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article Story Source Chiva–Blanch G, et al. – Recent systematic reviews of observational studies ranked Mediterranean diet as the most likely dietary model to provide cardiovascular protection. These recent results allow us to recommend Mediterranean diet to subjects at high risk for cardiovascular disease […]
Triglycerides and cardiovascular disease The Lancet, 08/19/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Nordestgaard BG, et al. – After the introduction of statins, clinical emphasis first focussed on LDL cholesterol–lowering, then on the potential for raising HDL cholesterol, with less focus on lowering triglycerides. However, the understanding from genetic studies and negative results from randomised trials […]
Date: August 12, 2014 Source: Baylor Scott & White Health Summary: Significant consumption of instant noodles — ramen included — may increase a person’s risk for cardiometabolic syndrome, especially in women, research shows. The findings could shed new light on the risks of a worldwide dietary habit. “This research is significant since many people are […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Story Source Most people are very well aware of the correlation of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, etc.. but ear creases?! To the surprise of many people, Earlobe Creases May Indicate Artery Disease. The possible association between ear lobe creases and coronary artery disease garnered attention when a […]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jul 23. pii: ajcn.082602. [Epub ahead of print] Cardiovascular disease and vitamin D supplementation: trial analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Ford JA1, MacLennan GS1, Avenell A1, Bolland M1, Grey A1, Witham M1; for the RECORD Trial Group. Abstract BACKGROUND: Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D status has been associated with increased cardiovascular events […]
CONSENSUS AND GUIDELINES · July 22, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This review discusses the advantages and drawbacks of using aspirin in primary cardiovascular prevention.The authors favor the use of low-dose aspirin as a prevention treatment in patients at high cardiovascular risk and who do not have increased risk for bleeding. Expert Comment Primary Care Peter Lin […]
YourHealthDetective.com Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health believe that lowering blood glucose levels could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in both diabetics and non-diabetics. The researchers found that hemoglobin A1c ( HbA1c ) — a measure of long-term blood glucose level — predicts heart disease risk in both diabetics and non-diabetics. […]
Association between class III obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and mortality: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies Full Text PLoS Medicine, 07/14/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Kitahara CM, et al. – The prevalence of class III obesity (body mass index [BMI]>=40 kg/m2) has increased dramatically in several countries and currently affects 6% of […]
Regression from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation is associated with reduction in cardiovascular risk: results from the diabetes prevention program outcomes study Diabetes Care, 07/07/2014 Clinical Article Perreault L, et al. – Restoration of normal glucose regulation (NGR) in people with prediabetes significantly decreases the risk of future diabetes. The authors sought to examine whether […]
Published: Jun 16, 2014 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Action Points Note that one of the studies was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. Those data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Improving overall diet quality over a 4-year […]
Desai CK1, Huang J, Lokhandwala A, Fernandez A, Riaz IB, Alpert JS. Clin Cardiol. 2014 May 23. doi: 10.1002/clc.22299. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract The production, sale, and consumption of multiple vitamins is a multibillion-dollar industry. Most Americans take some form of supplement ostensibly for prevention of cardiovascular disease. It has been claimed that vitamin […]
Medscape Medical News > Neurology Megan Brooks April 08, 2013 Eating more fiber may lower the risk of stroke, according to the first meta-analysis of relevant research on fiber intake and stroke. “We found that across the normal range intakes, with each additional 7 grams per day consumed, risk of stroke was reduced by about […]
Atherosclerosis, 05/23/2014 Clinical Article Le Goff W – Omega–3 fatty acids (n–3) FA are reported to be protective against cardiovascular disease (CVD), notably through their beneficial action on atherosclerosis development. In this context dietary intake of long–chain marine eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is recommended and randomized trials largely support that EPA and […]
Research · April 21, 2014 Story Source Journal Reference TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Healthy female volunteers (n = 308) were allocated to three studies that assessed the incremental contribution of trait forgiveness after accounting for anger on autonomic modulation, sympathovagal balance and baroreflex functioning, aortic hemodynamics, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure, and ambulatory arterial stiffness. A more cardiotoxic […]
A prospective cohort study American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 05/16/2014 Rebello SA, et al. – In this study, researchers assessed whether intakes of total carbohydrates, different types of carbohydrates, and their food sources were associated with IHD mortality in a Chinese population. They concluded that in this Asian population with high carbohydrate intake, the total amount […]
Frontline Medical News, 2014 May 08, B Jancin News CHICAGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Gastroesophageal reflux disease may constitute a heretofore unrecognized risk factor for coronary heart disease. In a nationwide case-control study of prodigious proportions, endoscopically confirmed GERD in patients without known coronary or peripheral artery disease at baseline was independently associated with a […]
The Wall Street Journal By NINA TEICHOLZ Updated May 6, 2014 10:25 a.m. ET “Saturated fat does not cause heart disease”—or so concluded a big study published in March in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. How could this be? The very cornerstone of dietary advice for generations has been that the saturated fats in […]
Prospective cohort study BMJ, 05/06/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Li S, et al. – The aim is to evaluate the associations of dietary fiber after myocardial infarction (MI) and changes in dietary fiber intake from before to after MI with all cause and cardiovascular mortality. In this prospective study of patients who survived MI, a greater […]