Heart disease Archives

Zinc, inflammation & oxidative stress

A 2010 clinical trial looked at indicators of oxidative stress and inflammation in elders which found reductions among the subjects who supplemented with zinc. These two factors - oxidative stress caused by free radicals and inflammation - are considered risk factors for coronary artery disease. Zinc deficiencies have been noted…
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Added sugar can increase heart attack risk

Sugar which is being added in greater amounts and with greater frequency than ever before by food manufacturers in almost all processed foods and beverages appears to raise the risk of heart disease. Researchers took a close look at data on nutritional intake and levels of fat in the blood…
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Two foods to completely avoid

Avoid trans fats, found largely in commercially prepared baked and fried foods, These fats not only raise "bad" LDL cholesterol, but also lower levels of heart-healthy HDL cholesterol. High trans-fat intake has been linked to coronary heart disease, in which fatty plaques build up in the heart arteries, sometimes leading…
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Statins Don’t Lower Pneumonia Risk

Taking popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs does not lower the risk of pneumonia, according to a study published the British Medical Journal. There was some hope that statins could help prevent certain infections. But the study, which involved 65- to 94-year-olds with intact immune systems, found that pneumonia risk was, if…
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Soy peptide lunasin has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties

Two new University of Illinois studies report that lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams of soy-processing plants, may have important health benefits that include fighting leukemia and blocking the inflammation that accompanies such chronic health conditions as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, and stroke (see also…
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One’s Own Stem Cells May Be Key to Treating Angina

The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ability to walk. The transplant subjects also experienced fewer deaths than those…
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Elevated Cysteine Levels May Be Important Indicator for Future Heart Disease

In a study of more than 1,200 people undergoing cardiac imaging at Emory because of suspected heart disease, people with high levels of cysteine in the blood were twice as likely to have a heart attack or die over the next few years. Cysteine could be a valuable marker of…
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Long-term exercise positively impacts cellular aging

In an article appearing in the December 1, 2009 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, Ulrich Laufs, MD of Saarland University in Homburg, Germany and his colleagues report an association between long-term intense exercise and a reduction in the shortening of telomeres that occurs with aging. Telomeres…
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Studies Show Benefits of Pomegranate Juice in Preventing Heart Disease

Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is a leading killer of older adults. Pomegranate extracts work at every step in the deadly atherosclerosis cascade to prevent or reverse the damage, thereby extending life. Ref: Nutr Rev. 2009 Jan;67(1):49-56. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2009 Mar;53(3):322-31. Pomegranate juice helps protect the heart by…
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New Study Shows Cinema popcorn to be a nutritional horror

Nutritional analysis of popcorn servings at some of America's biggest cinema chains has found mind-boggling calorie counts that may surprise consumers who think of the snack as a relatively healthy treat. The non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest study compared some popcorn and drinks combos to consuming three…
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