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In September 2019 researchers from the UK published the results of their study to assess the effect of vegetarianism on the risk of ischaemic heart disease and stroke. A total … Read more
In October 2019 researchers from Spain assessed whether taking blood pressure tablets at bedtime was better at reducing risk of cardiovascular disease than being taken on awakening. A total of … Read more
In June 2019 researchers from Italy published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease. Results showed that there is consistent … Read more
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
In April 2018 researchers from China and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease. A total of 28,024 Chinese … Read more
In January 2018 researchers from Brazil published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between different dietary patterns on the risk of heart failure. Several dietary … Read more
The main components of wine are water, carbohydrates, organic acids, minerals, alcohol, polyphenols, and aromatics. Polyphenols have an antioxidant activity which is necessary for good cardiovascular function.
The polyphenol … Read more
In December 2018 researchers from Greece published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of olive oil on human health. A total of ten studies were … Read more
Just as the question, “what is it to be human?”, has troubled humans from the beginning of history, the question, “what is the human microbiome?” has troubled researchers since the … Read more
In October 2017 researchers from Germany, Austria and Belgium published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the relationship between the consumption of 12 major food groups and … Read more
Metabolic syndrome is a group of medical conditions that occur together, namely increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. … Read more
In August 2018 researchers from China and the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of an insufficient intake of vitamin C on the risk of … Read more
In March 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to compare a pecan rich diet with an isocaloric control diet similar in total fat and fibre … Read more