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Dietary meat fats and burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors in the elderly: a report from the MEDIS Study.
examined the association between dietary fats and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, in elderly people. Researchers reviewed dietary and clinical data obtained from 1486 CVD-free...
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Fiber-Rich Foods Reduce High Blood Pressure
fiber may help reduce high blood pressure in hypertensive patients, according to a study that appeared in the Journal of Hypertension in 2005. By analyzing the results of 25 randomized controlled trials, researchers from Tulane University Scho...
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Acute effect of caffeine on arterial stiffness and aortic pressure waveform
Caffeine may promote arterial stiffness and high blood pressure in the aorta and brachial artery. This study investigated the effect of caffeine consumption on arterial tone and function. Researchers administered 250 ml of caffeinated and decaffeinated...
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Animal Protein Damages Kidney Function
We hear it all the time: protein. If we're hungry midafternoon, our coworker wonders if we didn't include enough protein in our lunch. If we say we're feeling tired lately, our sister asks if we're eating enough protein. If we twist our ankle, our...
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Heart Attack Proof Your Holidays
Heart Disease Kills One Out of Every Three People. The statistics are distressing. Heart disease is our nation's leading cause of death for both men and women. Dr. Joel Fuhrman reports, "More than 1.5 million people will have a heart attack this year,...
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Could Erectile Dysfunction Save Your Life?
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S ., (killing one out of every three persons ), so it's no surprise that men in the U.S. have the highest percentage of Erectile Dysfunction (ED), since ED is indeed a cardiovascular...
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Is Vegan the New Viagra?
Many men think eating plants is "wimpy" because real men hunt, kill and eat meat for its presumed "superior" (muscle building) protein . On the contrary, a plant-based diet boosts virility/fertility , enhances athletic performance , and supports...
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Whole Grains Instead of Drugs?
Evidence acknowledging the benefits of including whole, intact grains in our diets continues to increase. A recent study revealed that consuming just three servings of whole grains a day achieves the same benefits as taking blood pressure medications....
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Ultra-processed foods increase noncommunicable chronic disease risk
out from 38 scientific publications. Researchers noticed that most cases of non-communicable chronic disease, such as hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, occurred among lovers of ultra-processed foods. This study documented that preference for...
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Effects of Vegetarian Diets on Blood Pressure Lowering: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis
diets. This study provides strong evidence that vegetarian diets may be beneficial for the prevention and management of hypertension.
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Physical Activity to Improve Erectile Function: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies.
minutes for 6 months contributes to decreasing erectile problems in men with ED caused by physical inactivity, obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and/or cardiovascular diseases."
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What's on the Menu?
restaurant, the menu features many choices, yet in your mind, you're seeing...."heart attack, stroke, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, autoimmune, and gout" for the main course. As you're desperately trying to...
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Vegetarian Diets and Chronic Kidney Disease.
diets on chronic kidney disease was attributed to components of plant foods that boost the body's defense against hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome—the main causes of chronic kidney disease in western populations. The authors...
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Effects of dietary fiber type on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of healthy individuals.
Eating generous portions of fiber-rich foods regularly may help to lower high blood pressure. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate whether an association exists between the intake of fiber-rich foods and high blood pressure risk in healthy...
https://casite-505587.cloudaccess.net/science/measurable-results/blood-pressure/effects-of-dietary-fibre-type-on-blood-pressure-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-randomized-controlled-trials-of-healthy-individuals -
Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables is related to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease: meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Coronary heart disease is less likely to occur in individuals adhering to diets high in fruits and vegetables. This meta-analysis examined whether high intake of fruits and vegetables reduces coronary heart disease risk. Data extracted from 12...
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Sugary Beverages Boost Chronic Kidney Disease Risk
Many studies have been conducted on the role of diet in both the prevention and development of chronic kidney disease. Sugary beverages are one type of drink that has been comprehensively studied. So a question that could be going through your mind...
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Salty Foods Boost Cardiovascular Disease Risk
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) , cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally. In 2015, an estimated 17.7 million people died from various types of cardiovascular disorders worldwide. Cardiovascular diseases kill...
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Cured Foods May Boost Glioma Risk
studies have suggested a link between the consumption of these cured foods and the development of high blood pressure (hypertension), heart disease , esophageal cancer , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , colorectal cancer , and stomach cancer . A...
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Whole grain consumption and the metabolic syndrome: a favorable association in Tehranian adults.
or seldom ate whole grains. High refined grain intake was found to accelerate the development of hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and metabolic syndrome, but not diabetes. The results of this study show that high consumption of...
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Association between diet and cancer, ischemic, heart disease, and all-cause mortality in non-Hispanic white California Seventh-day Adventists.
grain intakes. Researchers found out that subjects on vegetarian diets had lower risk of developing arthritis, cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, fatal and non-fatal IHD than the non-vegetarians. Fatal and non-fat IHD risk was found to increase...
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