Category Archives: Stroke
Does Olive Oil Protect Against Stroke?
Older adults with high olive oil consumption have a lower risk of stroke, according to French investigators. The Mediterranean diet, rich in olive oil, has long been linked to lower rates of stroke and other health benefits. The French researchers wondered stroke … Continue reading
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Heart and Stroke Patients: Avoid Weight-Loss Drug Sibutramine (Meridia)
The weight-loss drug sibutramine (Meridia) should be withdrawn from the U.S. market, suggests an editorialist in the September 2, 2010, New England Journal of Medicine. Based on a clinical study in the same issue, it’s more accurate to conclude that … Continue reading
Diabetes and Shortened Lifespan: “How Bad Is It, Doc?”
Diabetes mellitus for years has been linked with cardiovascular disease such as heart failure and coronary heart disease (blocked arteries in the heart, and the leading cause of death in the Western world). How scared should diabetics be? An article in … Continue reading
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Do We Really Need to Cut Salt?
Dr. Paul Maher just finished a two-part series on dietary salt that is well worth a read, especially if you are convinced we need to cut our consumption. Part 1 Part 2 Polititians and public health mandarins have been on … Continue reading
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Whole Grains Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes
Whole grain consumption is associated with a 21% reduction in cardiovascular disease when compared to minimal whole grain intake, according to a 2008 review article in Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Disease. Coronary heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the developed world. Stroke is … Continue reading
More Chocolate, Less Strokes
Chocolate seems to protect against stroke, according to Canadian researchers as reported by TheHeart.Org. Investigators reviewed the best available studies and found: 22% lower risk of stroke in those who ate about one serving of chocolate per week, and 46% reduction … Continue reading
Prediabetes Ignored Way Too Often
Only half of Americans with prediabetes take steps to avoid progression to diabetes, according to a recent report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Prediabetes is defined as: fasting blood sugar between 100 and 125 mg/dl (5.56–6.94 mmol/l) or … Continue reading
Alcohol Habit (Especially Wine) Started in Middle-Age Reduces Heart Attack and Stroke
Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding. His mother asked him to do it. Of all the miracles he performed and could have performed, I wonder why this is the first one recorded in the Holy Bible. We have … Continue reading
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Grains and Legumes: Any Effect on Heart Disease and Stroke?
Several scientific studies published in the first five years of this century suggest that whole grain consumption protects agains coronary heart disease and possibly other types of cardiovascular disease, such as stroke. Note that researchers in this field, especially outside the U.S., … Continue reading
Filed under Carbohydrate, coronary heart disease, Diabetes Complications, Grains, legumes, Stroke
Does Diet Influence Risk of Stroke?
Harvard researchers suggest that our food consumption does indeed influence our risk of suffering a stroke. This matters since stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Scientists looked carefully at 121 different studies—published between 1979 and 2004—on … Continue reading
Filed under Fish, Fruits, Grains, Health Benefits, legumes, Mediterranean Diet, olive oil, Stroke, Vegetables
