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Dietary fiber intake is associated with reduced risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women.
of fiber-rich foods, especially cereals and fruits, are less likely to die from cardiovascular ailments, such as coronary heart disease. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between regular consumption of fiber-rich foods and...
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Dietary Fiber Is Beneficial for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses.
an inverse association between the frequency of dietary fiber consumption and the risk of suffering from stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular disease-related deaths. The results of this study demonstrate that regular ingestion of...
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Relationship of household salt intake level with long-term all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in Japan: NIPPON DATA80
by participants, the higher their likelihood of suffering from deaths arising from stroke, cardiovascular ailments, coronary heart disease (CHD), and other causes. This study provides strong evidence that high dietary ingestion of salty foods may...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/relationship-of-household-salt-intake-level-with-long-term-all-cause-and-cardiovascular-disease-mortality-in-japan-nippon-data80 -
Relation of Different Fruit and Vegetable Sources With Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
Diets that favor the consumption of fruits and vegetables may help hinder the development of stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular ailments in men and women. This meta-analysis reviewed the findings of previously published studies that...
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Red/processed meat consumption and non-cancer-related outcomes in humans: umbrella review
an individual's chances of developing and dying from chronic diseases, such as stroke, hypertension, heart failure, coronary heart disease (CHD), and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study focused on how the frequency of intake of red meat influences the...
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Red meat consumption, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
consumption of processed and unprocessed red meat may have a high tendency to suffer from stroke, heart failure, coronary heart disease, gestational diabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study explored whether preference for red meats is...
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Salty Foods Boost Cardiovascular Disease Risk
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) , cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally. In 2015, an estimated 17.7 million people died from various types of cardiovascular disorders worldwide. Cardiovascular diseases kill...
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Heart Attack Proof Yourself in 3 Weeks
plaques will continue to form, resulting in serious coronary artery disease by age 30-40 . The best way to prevent coronary heart disease is to adopt a whole-food, plant-based diet as soon as solid food is introduced in infancy. More information...
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Statin Drugs and Cholesterol Reduction
Heart disease has become our nation's number one killer, with coronary heart disease being the most common type of heart disease, causing more than 385,000 deaths per year. This results in a heart attack occurring within every 30-40 seconds. Having a...
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Whole Grains Like Oats and Barley Reduce Cholesterol
For individuals dignosed with high levels of cholesterol in the blood (hypercholesterolemia), reducing blood cholesterol concentrations is extremely important. Out of control cholesterol levels can lead to serious health problems , such as...
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Caldwell Esselstyn MD Ends Coronary Artery Disease
and unstable plaques cannot be seen using diagnostic tools. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. MD discusses how to end coronary heart disease. Anyone eating the standard American diet has these unstable plaques throughout their entire vascular system. A small...
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Bypass-Angioplasty Procedures Not Effective
Chances are, several of your friends or family members have heart disease. Sadly, heart disease is our nation's leading cause of death for both men and women. Eighty-one million Americans suffer from cardiovascular disease, with 831,000 deaths each...
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Cannabis Use and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cannabis use may elevate the risk of developing several cardiovascular diseases, including cardiomyopathy, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction (heart attack), and cardiac arrest. This study examined whether cannabis use is an influential factor for...
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Heart Disease Starts in Childhood
plaques will continue to form, resulting in serious coronary artery disease by age 30-40. The best way to prevent coronary heart disease is to adopt a whole-food, plant-based diet as soon as solid food is introduced in infancy. For more information, see...
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Desirable Cholesterol Numbers
Unfortunately, most physicians today still consider a " normal cholesterol " level to be under 200 mg/dl. The average American's cholesterol is 210-220. However, Dr. John Mcdougall points out, "This level predicts a 50% chance of premature death from...
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Is Olive Oil Really "Heart Healthy?"
Olive oil is as American as baseball and apple pie. Its monounsaturated omega-3's have long been touted for being "heart healthy." But if olive oil ready did protect our hearts from heart disease, then why do one out of every three Americans die from...
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Unscrambling the Truth About Eggs
Are eggs really that "incredible" or are the industry's marketing strategies "incredible?" You might be surprised to learn how big industries use clever marketing strategies to boost the sale of their products. One technique that Dr. John McDougall...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of nut consumption and incident risk of CVD and all-cause mortality.
discovered that subjects with high nut intake had slight chances of developing cardiovascular disease, such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and low total mortality risk. The results of this study reveal that decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-nut-consumption-and-incident-risk-of-cvd-and-all-cause-mortality -
Dietary fiber intake and mortality from cardiovascular disease and all cancers: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
of diets with high fiber content reduced the chances of dying from cancer and cardiovascular ailments, such as coronary heart disease (CHD). The findings of this review indicate that individuals on diets rich in fiber are less likely to die from cancer-...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/dietary-fiber-intake-and-mortality-from-cardiovascular-disease-and-all-cancers-a-meta-analysis-of-prospective-cohort-studies -
Vegetarian Diets Clean-Up Cholesterol Numbers
blood correlate strongly with higher chances of suffering from a heart attack, stroke, or other complications from coronary heart disease . Physicians often prescribe statins, a class of drugs used to lower blood levels of cholesterol. However, like...
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