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Can the Recent Stanford Vegan vs. Omnivore Twin Study Inform Us about the “Optimal” Diet for Cardiometabolic Health?

Physiologically Speaking

The quest to determine whether plant-based diets surpass omnivorous diets in their heart healthfulness has been ongoing for decades, yielding inconclusive results despite dedicated research endeavors. Both observational and clinical studies have suggested potential advantages associated with plant-based diets.

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Can the Recent Stanford Vegan vs. Omnivore Twin Study Inform Us about the “Optimal” Diet for Cardiometabolic Health?

Physiologically Speaking

The quest to determine whether plant-based diets surpass omnivorous diets in their heart healthfulness has been ongoing for decades, yielding inconclusive results despite dedicated research endeavors. Both observational and clinical studies have suggested potential advantages associated with plant-based diets.

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Should You Take Ozempic To Lose Weight?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Overweight/Obesity. Falling into the class of obesity with a BMI of greater than 30 makes this more likely, but so also does having excess visceral fat deposition with significant metabolic consequences at a BMI less than 30. They are not crash diets to fit into your swimwear. All diets work. For a while.

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How To Reverse Diabetes.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

As the line goes: “You can’t outrun a bad diet, and you can’t out diet not exercising.” The DiRECT Trial used a calorie-restricted diet over 3-5 months and also withdrew diabetic and blood pressure control medications. But What Diet Should I Use To Lose The Weight? ” Diabetes. Curr Diab Rep.

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FDA Approves Wegovy for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Adults with Known Heart Disease and Overweight or Obesity

DAIC

Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved an additional indication for Wegovy ( semaglutide ) to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and with either obesity or overweight along with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.

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Unraveling the Link Between Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

In 2021 alone, CVD accounted for over 900,000 deaths in the U.S. In 2021, approximately 57.8 A 2021 cohort study of 118, 706 participants with no prior CVD, evaluated the association between psychological stress and the development of CVD and mortality. and approximately 19.91 million globally.

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When Poor Sleep Is More Than Just A Nuisance

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Because there is such a close relationship with obesity, the first line of treatment is usually weight loss. 2021 Jul 20;144(3):e56-e67. 2021 Jul 20;144(3):e56-e67. 2021 Jul 20;144(3):e56-e67. Subscribe now How is it treated? Circulation. 2 Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Obstructive Sleep apnea: An Update. 2017;7(1):283.