For Older Adults, Every 500 Additional Steps Taken Daily Associated With Lower Heart Risk
A new study found that walking an additional 500 steps, or about one-quarter of a mile, per day was associated with a 14 [...]
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AHA Releases Statement on Benefits and Risks of Alternative Therapies For Heart Failure
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) summarized the efficacy and safety of complementary and [...]
Study Finds Dieters May Overestimate the Healthiness of Their Eating Habits
In a small study, most adults seeking to lose weight overestimated the healthiness of their diet, according to preliminary [...]
Only 1 in 5 People in the U.S. Has Optimal Heart Health
Approximately 80 percent of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart [...]
Meditation Linked to Lower Cardiovascular Risk
Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk in a data analysis by Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers and colleagues. [...]
People With High Cholesterol Should Eliminate Carbs, Not Saturated Fat, Study Suggests
For decades, people diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia have been instructed to minimize their consumption of [...]
Omega-3 Shows Protection Against Heart Disease-related Death, Without Prostate Cancer Risk
Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association [...]
Twin Study Shows What’s Good For the Heart is Good For the Brain
Emory University researchers are giving us double the reasons to pay attention to our cardiovascular health—showing in a [...]
Low Vitamin D at Birth Raises Risk of Higher Blood Pressure in Kids
Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later [...]
Long Work Hours Associated With Increased Risk of Stroke
People who worked long hours had a higher risk of stroke, especially if they worked those hours for 10 years or more, [...]