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Foods with low Nutri-Scores associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Diet is thought to be responsible for around 30% of such deaths. Nutrition-related prevention policies therefore constitute a major public health challenge for these diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in Western Europe, accounting for 1/3 of deaths in 2019.

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Higher ratio of plant protein to animal protein may improve heart health, study suggests

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Eating a diet with a higher ratio of plant-based protein to animal-based protein may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Women's health: an imAging-based cardiovascular risK-rEdUction Program (WAKE UP) study. Rationale and design

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

WAKE UP can significantly impact CV prevention by involving innovative actions addressing a major public health need and by fostering complementary and synergistic actions. Participants will attend a baseline visit and follow-up visits at 6 and 12-months.

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Ultraprocessed Foods & Cardiometabolic Disease

Physiologically Speaking

Mounting evidence also indicates that specific ingredients in ultraprocessed foods and byproducts of their manufacturing may directly cause harm to cardiometabolic health. There’s no denying it — diet quality worldwide has declined dramatically in the last few decades. Is junk food the new smoking?

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Molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets in the pathogenesis of hypertension in visceral adipose tissue induced by a high-fat diet

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundHypertension (HTN) presents a significant global public health challenge with diverse causative factors. The accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) due to a high-fat diet (HFD) is an independent risk factor for HTN.

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Finally – the end (of the trial process)

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

The case related to articles published in March 2019, containing allegations that Dr Harcombe and Dr Kendrick had made knowingly false statements about the cholesterol-lowering drug, statins; and that they had thereby caused large numbers of people not to take statins, causing harm to public health.

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Forecasting the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050—Prevalence of Risk Factors and Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

Circulation

The prevalences of poor diet, inadequate physical activity, and smoking are estimated to improve over time, whereas inadequate sleep will worsen. Clinical and public health interventions are needed to effectively manage, stem, and even reverse these adverse trends. in 2020 to 61.0% Diabetes (16.3% to 26.8%) and obesity (43.1%