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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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