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An Italian study has identified overweight as a direct cause of high blood pressure. And it also showed that up to half of overweight people can bring down blood pressure to healthy levels by weight reduction. But the weight loss has to be achieved before the borderline to outright obesity is crossed, said Dr. Roberto […]

Knowing your blood pressure or total cholesterol is not enough. Several other factors are an equal threat to heart health. If you want to keep your heart ticking loud and clear for years to come, keep these things in mind. Control blood pressure and keep it under 130/80 mmHg. People older than 50 years, systolic […]

Getting enough sleep can be difficult for many juggling the demands of work, leisure and family. But experts said yesterday that those who clock up seven hours of shut-eye a night can slash the risk of health problems. Those who manage fewer hours double the risk of heart problems, warn researchers. Long-term studies show that […]

Research from the University of Warwick and University College London found a doubled risk of fatal cardiovascular disease among people who cut their sleeping patterns from seven to five hours a night. The research examined the sleeping patterns of 10,308 civil servants in Britain based on data taken in 1985-88 and again in 1992. It […]

Scientists have provided new details about how a drug used against heart disease helps to unclog blood vessels from an excess of cholesterol and fats. The results help explain how the drug works and may provide ways to improve similar drugs in the future. A type of white blood cell called macrophage is responsible for […]

New research shows you don’t have to be waif thin to slash your risk of a heart attack. In my practice, I’ve seen a number of overweight patients virtually eliminate their heart disease risk by losing just a few pounds. This is, of course, wonderful news. I believe that most of us, by employing a […]

A new study involving more than 300,000 people finds that being overweight independently increases a person’s risk of coronary disease. In other words, even if doctors could get an overweight person’s blood pressure and cholesterol down to normal, that patient would still be at higher heart risk. The Dutch analysis involved data from 21 previous […]

Vitamin E proved to be a bust for preventing heart disease and cancer in a widely publicized study in women, but intriguing results from the same trial suggest a role for the vitamin in reducing the risk of life-threatening blood clots. Researchers warn that the findings must be confirmed, and they say no one taking […]

U.S. and Canadian experts have teamed up to create Dietary Fatty Acids, a comprehensive recommendation on how much of what types of fats people should include — or avoid — in their diets. Both the American Dietetic Association and the Dietitians of Canada agree that the body needs some fat and that 20 percent to […]

Light Drinking Helps Health — but a Little Too Much Is Far Worse. Than None Light drinking helps heart health. But more than one drink a day for women and more than two daily drinks for men are harmful. That’s the bottom line from a state-of-the-art review of drinking and health by University of Missouri […]

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