Women may have a heightened cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk due to an increased physiological need for long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFAs) at different stages of life.
A new systematic review and meta-analysis of available randomised controlled trials (RCTs) identifies a significant relationship between a lower risk of all-cause mortality (ACM) and vitamin D supplementation in higher quality studies, with no such association...
Patients sufficient in vitamin D have a lower risk of all-cause and CVD mortality, suggesting an important therapeutic strategy, according to a study involving data from osteoarthritis 4570 patients.
Folic acid supplements (FAS) may lower cardiovascular risks in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by regulating homocysteine (Hcy) and sortilin levels.
Potassium-rich diets could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, say European researchers, who link this finding with women, who consume high-salt foods.
Cereal fibre is consistently associated with lower inflammation compared with vegetable and fruit fibre, according to a recent US study assessing the relationship between dietary fibre, inflammation, and CVD incidence.
US researchers conducting a Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) observed a 27% reduction in deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older adults treated with the extract, although there was no improvement in the death rate for...
The consumption of purple-black barberry powder, specifically Berberis integerrima, may help reduce cardiovascular risk factors, according to a new eight-week RCT.
No association was found between dietary choline and betaine intake with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, according to researchers at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran.
A study that links higher intakes of raw, but not cooked, vegetables to lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk has been met with caution by critics who warn not to take its findings in isolation to determine future intake or frequency.
Consuming 3g a day of high molecular weight (MW) oat beta-glucan in a beverage was found to reduce LDL cholesterol by 6% and CVD risk by 8% after four weeks, in a recent PepsiCo-funded study, .
Consuming half a cup of walnuts daily is enough to lower "bad cholesterol" levels in healthy, older adults, according to a California Walnut Commission-funded study that appears in the journal Circulation.
Nitrate-rich vegetables like kale, spinach and beetroot may be responsible for lowering blood pressure (BP) as well as lowering the risk of heart disease, a Danish study suggests.
A newly identified “metabolic signature” can evaluate an individual’s adherence and metabolic response to the Mediterranean diet and help predict future risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new research.
A recent study conducted by researchers at Tufts University suggests that consuming 1.5 ounces of almonds per day, compared to no almond consumption, may help reduce CVD risk factors such as elevated LDL cholesterol levels, and as a result, reduce an...
Habitual fish oil supplementation may be linked to a lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular (CVD) disease-related deaths, say researchers, who also point to a lower risk of CVD incidences as a result.
A FANCL-funded RCT study has discovered that the ingestion of tea flower extract, mulberry leaf extract, and chitosan could reduce postprandial blood glucose and triglyceride levels in healthy subjects.
Could a host’s altered or dysbiotic microbiota convert noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and respiratory diseases into communicable ones?
