Yo-yo dieting may increase risk of heart disease death

New research suggests that repeatedly losing weight and regaining it can be dangerous for your heart, even if you are not overweight.

Food supplements in the fight against heart disease?

Heart attacks and strokes kill approximately one in three people worldwide and the situation is expected to worsen in the future due to an increased global prevalence of risk factors such as…

Omega-3 fatty acids reduce risk of death from heart attack

A study of more than 45,000 people found that those with high blood levels of omega-3 had around a 10 percent lower risk of death from heart attack.

Black raspberry improves cardiovascular risk in metabolic syndrome

A new study shows that black raspberry extract can significantly lower a key measure of arterial stiffness-an indicator of cardiovascular disease.

Could a combined dietary supplement help ward off heart disease?

Fish oil, cocoa extract and phytosterols could offer new hope in fight against disease.

Daily vitamin D-3 supplementation may benefit heart failure patients

Heart failure patients who took a daily dose of vitamin D-3 for 1 year showed improved heart function in a new study, compared with those who took a placebo.

US adults get failing grade in healthy lifestyle behavior

Only 2.7 percent of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a “healthy lifestyle” and help protect against…

Red meat compound linked to worse outcomes in heart failure patients

Higher levels of circulating TMAO – a compound gut bacteria produce during digestion of red meat – precedes worse outcomes in acute heart failure patients, a new study finds.

Paper highlights best practices for omega-3 clinical trials with cardiovascular outcomes

A paper published this week in the journal Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids sheds new light on recent neutral studies questioning the benefits of omega-3s for heart health.

The evidence for saturated fat and sugar related to coronary heart disease

Evaluation of evidence suggests sugar consumption plays greater role in heart disease than saturated fat.

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