Heart Disease

Study Shows Eating Leafy Greens Lowers Your Risk for Heart Disease

May 17, 2021 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 17, 2021

Researchers from Edith Cowan University in Australia recently looked at the benefits of eating a diet high in nitrate-rich vegetables. The team analyzed the diets of more than 50,000 Danish citizens over 23 years and found that those who consumed… [read]

New Study Shows Cannabis is Not Good for Your Heart

August 9, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: August 12, 2020

A new study has been published in the American Heart Association (AHA) Journal examining how cannabis affects the heart. Data indicates that smoking cannabis can trigger cardiovascular problems like heart attacks and strokes. The data shows that heart rhythm abnormalities… [read]

Heart Disease Outcomes Don’t Benefit From Invasive Treatment

November 20, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: November 25, 2019

New research presented at the American Heart Association conference in Philadelphia found that common heart procedures like stents and bypasses don’t have actually lower the risk of heart attack or death. Spearheaded by Dr. Judith Hochman from New York University… [read]

Artificial Sweeteners Can Harm Gut Bacteria and May Lead To Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease

November 6, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: November 12, 2018

U.S. consumption of artificial sweeteners has risen substantially in the last 20 years. Soda likely comes to mind, but aspartame and sucralose are being put into more and more products from bread to toothpaste. As more studies are being done,… [read]

Being Overweight at a Young Age Linked To Changes In Adults’ Heart

August 13, 2018 by Kristina Martin

Overweight people are at a higher risk of developing high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, regardless of their age, a new study from the University of Bristol in the U.K. says. Researchers chose to concentrate on the Body Mass Index… [read]

Popular Antibiotics May Increase Susceptibility to Serious Heart Condition

July 27, 2018 by Kristina Martin

Researchers at Baylor University in Texas looked at the effect of fluoroquinolones, a commonly prescribed family of antibiotics that includes Ciproflaxin, on aortic aneurysms and dissections in mice. One group of mice was fed a high-fat diet while the control… [read]

Can Eggs Actually Lower Risk of Heart Disease?

July 16, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Chinese researchers examined survey data on 461,213 adults with an average age of 51 years old. None had a history of heart disease when they first joined the study. 83,977 of them developed heart disease or had a heart attack… [read]