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Association between “Life's Essential 8” cardiovascular health and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among US adults from the NHANES, 2005 to 2018

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundThe association between healthy lifestyle and American Heart Association (AHA) Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension(aTRH)remains uncertain. to 0.20) for uncontrolled hypertension with 12 and 34 antihypertensive drugs, respectively. to 0.76) and 0.07 (95% CI, 0.02

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Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Their diets are often poor. When broken down by disease category, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, stroke, osteoarthritis, hypertension and stroke, the pattern is the same. Because when you look at the lifestyles of healthy centenarians, they are as bad if not worse than all the rest of us 1. They routinely do not exercise.

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

There are significant data that show that if you have obesity, you have a high risk of developing coronary heart disease, heart failure, type 2 diabetes (T2D) or risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia. [1] These individuals tend to have a better prognosis when compared to both individuals with normal weight (BMI of 18.5

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Physiology Friday #202: Should You be Taking a Multivitamin for Cognitive Health? A New Study Suggests Yes.

Physiologically Speaking

It’s also likely that most people aren’t getting all of the nutrients they need from their diet even if they think they are. While using a more targeted supplement strategy is best, adding a multivitamin to your diet may be an insurance policy for your brain as you age. Nutritional insurance? Thanks for reading.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Of course, these benefits can also extend to individuals with a BMI in the normal range. Resistance exercise is probably most effective when paired with a reduced calorie diet (for weight loss) — as resistance exercise alone is likely not sufficient for meaningful weight loss to occur.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Of course, these benefits can also extend to individuals with a BMI in the normal range. Resistance exercise is probably most effective when paired with a reduced calorie diet (for weight loss) — as resistance exercise alone is likely not sufficient for meaningful weight loss to occur.

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MASH and Cardiometabolic Health: Practical Treatments for Managing Complex Patients (Part 1) 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Diet : Caloric reduction of 750–1,000 kcal/day is recommended to help manage weight and insulin resistance. Case Study: A Common Clinical Scenario This case study highlights the complex relationship between metabolic disease and liver health.