Khat Chewing Increases Risk Of Stroke And Death In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
Researchers found that people who chew khat and present with acute coronary syndrome had significantly higher rates of death, cardiogenic stroke, and stroke complications, despite having lower cardiovascular risk profiles. “The leaves of khat, a leafy green shrub, are chewed habitually for euphoric and stimulating effects…
November 4, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chew-khat, coronary-syndrome, despite-having, higher-rates, lower-cardiovascular, oncalldietitian.com, rates, stroke
Folic Acid Does Not Show Heart Benefits, Study
A systematic analysis of 8 large trials concluded that use of folic acid supplements does not appear to be linked to reduced rates of cardiovascular events, despite having been shown to lower blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid thought to be a risk factor for diseases of the heart and blood vessels…
October 12, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: amino-acid, been-shown, despite-having, does-not, folic-acid, heart, large-trials, lower-blood, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, reduced-rates, risk-factor, the-heart
