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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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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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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%

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Research highlights disparities in heart disease, stroke trends worldwide

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Incidence of stroke and ischemic heart disease are declining around the world, except for in a handful of regions, according to research in PLOS Global Public Health.

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Gut microbiota: a potential new regulator of hypertension

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and has become a global public health concern. Finally, we review various regimens for better-controlling hypertension from the diet, exercise, drugs, antibiotics, probiotics, and fecal transplantation perspectives.

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Study Links Microaggressions to Higher Post-Birth Blood Pressure

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an associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York. The authors also noted that future research is needed to link postpartum blood pressure trends to midlife heart health.