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Study Unveils a Role of Mitochondria in Dietary Fat Processing
The maintenance of a balanced lipid homeostasis is critical for our health. While consumption of excessive amounts of fatty foods contributes to metabolic diseases such as obesity and atherosclerosis, fat is an indispensable component of our diet. Digested lipids supply the body with essential building blocks and facilitate the absorption of important vitamins. In a ...
Walking More Than Five Flights of Stairs a Day Can Cut Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
According to a new study from Tulane University, taking at least 50 steps climbing stairs each day could significantly slash the risk of heart disease The study, published in Atherosclerosis, found that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 20 percent. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) along with coronary ...
Study Finds Chronically Disrupted Sleep May Increase the Risk For Heart Disease
Sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for atherosclerosis, according to a study led by Kelsie Full, PhD, MPH, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The multicenter study, reported Feb. 15 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, followed 2,032 older, racially and ethnically diverse participants from six communities ...
How Dietary Fiber and Gut Bacteria Protect the Cardiovascular System
The fatty acid propionate helps defend against the effects of high blood pressure, including atherosclerosis and heart tissue remodeling, a study on mice has found. Gut bacteria produce the substance—which calms the immune cells that drive up blood pressure—from natural dietary fiber. Beneficial gut microbes can produce metabolites from dietary fiber, including a fatty acid ...
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