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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 percent lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2023. The ...
Drinking Two or More Cups of Coffee Daily May Double Risk of Heart Death in People With Severe Hypertension
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considered severe, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. In contrast, the ...
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 recently published study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease that good heart health can equal good brain health. The American Heart Association defines ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) across seven modifiable risk factors (blood sugar, serum cholesterol, blood pressure, body ...
Organic vs. Non-organic: What the Facts Reveal
By Gene Bruno, MS, MHS, RH(AHG) Huntington College of Health Sciences Every so often, I hear or read some version of the following statement: “There is no evidence that organic foods are any better for you than conventional, non-organic foods.” This is, to say the least, a woefully uninformed position to take. The fact is, ...
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