Vegetarian heart health: Study identifies benefits and risks

A new study concludes that a vegetarian diet reduces the risk of ischemic heart disease. It also finds a small but surprising increased risk of stroke.

What are the health benefits of potassium?

Find out about the potential health benefits of potassium including bone and muscle maintenance, maintaining blood pressure and lowering risk of death from ischemic heart disease.

Heart Disease Risk Increases With Even Slightly Elevated Blood Glucose Levels

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that even slightly higher levels of glucose in the blood noticeably increase the risk of ischemic heart disease.

Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease

A new study investigating the links between diet and disease has found that people who consume more fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease — the most common form of heart disease and one of the leading causes of death in Europe.

Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease

A new study investigating the links between diet and disease has found that people who consume more fruit and vegetables have a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease — the most common form of heart disease and one of the leading causes of death in Europe.