Category Archives: Stroke
Heart Disease Death Rates For Diabetics Falling Fast
MedPage Today on May 22, 2012, reported a dramatic drop in cardiovascular death rates for folks with diabetes: The death rate from cardiovascular disease in U.S. adults with diabetes fell 40% from 1997 to 2004, CDC and NIH researchers said. … Continue reading
Filed under coronary heart disease, Diabetes Complications, Heart Disease, Stroke
Meat and Mortality
Red meat and processed meat consumption are associated with “modest” increases in overall mortality and deaths from cancer and cardiovascular disease, according to National Institutes of Health researchers. This goes for both sexes. Data are from the huge NIH-AARP Diet and … Continue reading
Filed under cancer, coronary heart disease, 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
Filed under Health Benefits, Mediterranean Diet, olive oil, Stroke
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The weight-loss drug sibutramine (Meridia) should be withdrawn from the U.S. market, suggests an editorialist in the September 2, 2010, New England Journal of Medicine.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
Filed under coronary heart disease, Diabetes Complications, Stroke
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
Filed under coronary heart disease, Stroke
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
Filed under Alcohol, coronary heart disease, Mediterranean Diet, Stroke
