Study Adds Weight To Link Between Calcium Supplements And Heart Problems
New research published on bmj.com today adds to mounting evidence that calcium supplements increase the risk of cardiovascular events, particularly heart attacks, in older women. The findings suggest that their use in managing osteoporosis should be re-assessed.
April 19, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, findings-suggest, increase-the-risk, maintain-bone, managing-osteoporosis, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, published-on-bmj, research-published, risk
Dietary, Lifestyle Changes Can Significantly Reduce Triglycerides
Dietary and lifestyle changes significantly reduce elevated triglycerides (a type of blood fat) – which is associated with heart, blood vessel and other diseases – according to an American Heart Association scientific statement Changes such as substituting healthy, unsaturated dietary fats for saturated ones, engaging in physical activity and losing excess weight can decrease …
April 19, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood-vessel, diseases, excess-weight, nutrition, nutritional counseling, physical-activity, preventive medicine, reduce-elevated, such-as-substituting
