http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease The latest news and information about heart disease, the biggest cause of death in the western world. Sat, 08 May 2010 03:53:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Those who continue to drink alcohol after suffering a heart attack fare better than those who quit drinking according to a study published this April in the American Journal Of Cardiology. Researchers looked at the health of a group of 325 moderate drinkers who had recently suffered a heart attack. 84% ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/moderate-alcohol-consumption-may-be-beneficial-to-heart-attack-survivors/ While it is well known that high blood pressure increases the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes, scientific evidence also suggests that excessively low blood pressure can be almost as harmful as high blood pressure. A new study, presented at the American Society of Hypertension meeting in ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/lower-blood-pressure-not-always-better-for-preventing-cardiovascular-disease/ A combination of cholesterol lowering foods can achieve similar cholesterol lowering results to statins according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2005. The research, conducted by Canadian scientists, involved the comparison of a diet rich in foods known to reduce cholesterol with a popular ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/diet-changes-as-good-as-statins-for-cholesterol-reduction/ A study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in 2004 has found that high total cholesterol levels can double an individuals remaining lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease. The researchers used data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) to determine how total cholesterol levels influence overall heart disease risk. ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/high-cholesterol-levels-double-lifetime-heart-disease-risk/ There are numerous lifestyle, dietary, and genetic factors believed to play a part in heart disease and it can be difficult to determine which of these factors are the most important ones. According to a report published in the journal Lancet in 2004, there are just nine risk factors that ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/nine-preventable-risk-factors-are-responsible-for-90-of-heart-attacks/ Many people believe that diets high in fat will lead to a greater risk of heart disease in later life however this is not necessarily the case. Countries such as Spain, Greece, Italy, and France all have remarkably low rates of heart disease while consume a Mediterranean style diet that ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/which-types-of-fat-are-bad-for-the-heart/ Those who get less than 8 hours sleep a night are more likely to develop coronary heart disease in later life according to the results of a Canadian study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in January 2003. The researchers looked at a group of almost 72,000 middle aged women ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/lack-of-sleep-increases-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease/ Diets high in soy may reduce the incidence of heart disease according to recent studies. One such study, published in The Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2002, looked at 64,915 women from Shanghai, China, in order to determine the effects of soy food consumption on the risk of coronary heart ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/consumption-of-soy-protein-may-reduce-risk-of-heart-disease/ Diets with a high glycemic load increase the risk of a myocardial infarction (heart attack) by as much as 98% according to a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in June 2000. The study, conducted by researchers from the Department of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/high-glycemic-load-foods-increase-probabilty-of-a-heart-attack/ Foods rich in cocoa, such as chocolate, may lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease according to a study published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine in 2006. The study, conducted by Dutch researchers, used data from the Zutphen study to assess whether cocoa could reduce ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/cocoa-lowers-blood-pressure-improves-cardiovascular-health/ Middle aged people who have a history of coronary heart disease perform worse on cognitive tests than healthy individuals according to a new study published on July 22 in the European Heart Journal (EHJ). The research backs up a number of recent studies that have suggests a link between dementia ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/coronary-heart-disease-may-up-dementia-risk-in-later-life/ A study published this month in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine has found that high doses of vitamin C can reduce an individuals LDL cholesterol levels and subsequently lower their risk of heart disease. The research, conducted by Marc McRae of the National University of Health Sciences in Illinois, involved the ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/vitamin-c-may-reduce-ldl-cholesterol-risk-of-heart-disease/ Hypertension is one of the most significant risk factors for cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. It is estimated that a blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg doubles an individuals risk of heart disease at a given age compared to a person with a normal blood pressure (115/75 ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/eight-simple-ways-to-lower-your-blood-pressure/ Women with an under-active thyroid, a condition known as hypothyroidism, are at a greater risk of heart disease according to a recent study published in the April 28 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. The results of the study indicated that even women with low, but clinically normal ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/underactive-thyroid-raises-heart-disease-risk-in-women/ Several studies indicate that brisk walking may be just as good for your heart as more vigorous exercise such as jogging, running, or swimming. One of the largest studies on the effects of exercise on heart disease prevention was published in The New England Journal of Medicine in August of 1999. ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/walking-as-good-as-vigorous-exercise-for-heart-disease-prevention/ Scientific studies suggest that taller people are at a lower risk of coronary heart disease, even after adjusting for other heart disease risk factors. Studies have found that on average a 1cm (0.4 inch) increase in height is associated with around a 2% decrease in the risk of coronary ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/tall-people-less-likely-to-develop-coronary-heart-disease/ Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in cardiovascular health. The chemical is produced in the inner lining of the blood vessels (the endothelium). Numerous enzymes in the endothelium play a role in converting the amino acid arginine and oxygen into nitric oxide through a series of intermediate steps. Nitric oxide ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/the-relationship-between-nitric-oxide-heart-disease-and-arginine/ Individuals who consume high fiber diets are as much as 30% less likely to develop heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases such as strokes according to recent evidence. One study, published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine in February 2004, looked at data from 10 previous studies in order to ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/high-fiber-diets-lower-heart-disease-risk/ Women with a normal body mass index (BMI) but a waist size greater than 88 cm (35 inches) have three times the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than women with a waist size less than 88 cm according to a recent study published online in the journal Circulation in ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/large-waist-size-increases-cardiovascular-disease-in-women/ Vitamin D deficiency may be associated with more than a two-fold increase in coronary heart disease risk according to a recent study funded by the American Heart Association. The researchers looked at data from 1,739 offspring of the Framingham Heart Study with an average age of 59 years. The participants had ... http://healthhubs.net/heartdisease/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-increased-cardiovascular-disease/