Yo-yo dieting may increase women’s heart disease risk
Study Highlights:
- Women who have lost at least 10 pounds, only to regain the weight within a year, are more likely to have a poor score on the American Heart Association’s – Life’s Simple 7, a measure of how well people control important heart disease risk factors.
- The more episodes of yo-yo dieting women report, […]
Study Links E-Cigarettes to Heart Attacks, Heart Disease and Depression
Mar 07, 2019
U.S. survey study links e-cigarette use to increased risk for heart problems and a host of other health issues.
Hookah smokers are inhaling toxic chemicals that may harm the heart
Statement Highlights:
- Smoking tobacco in hookahs results in inhaling significant levels of toxic chemicals, such as carbon monoxide, and particulates from tobacco that can harm blood vessels and the heart.
- Globally, hookah smoking is more common among youth and young adults, encouraged by flavored tobacco marketing, social media promotion and misperceptions regarding its addictive potential […]
Flu Shot Helps Prevent Heart Attack
Mar 07, 2019
A study of 30 million patients shows the flu vaccination reduces risk for heart attack by 10% in patients after hospitalization.
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Improving physical fitness strongly linked to lower absenteeism for New York City middle schoolers
Middle-school children in New York City were less likely to be absent from school after they became more physically fit, particularly for girls attending schools in high poverty neighborhoods.
Embargoed until 3 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT Wed., March 6, 2019
HOUSTON, March 6 — Increasing physical fitness among middle-school children attending schools […]
Adding high-quality plant-based foods to diet decreases risk of deaths from heart disease and other causes
Study Highlights:
- Even in middle age, adding healthy plant foods such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables to your diet may reduce the risk of death from heart disease and other causes.
- In contrast, adding less healthy plant-based foods such as sugary beverages, potatoes, refined grains and sweets may increase the risk.
Embargoed until 3 p.m. […]
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Gaining a little weight after quitting tobacco is offset by the benefits for people with diabetes; smoking long term is associated with cognitive decline GalleryGaining a little weight after quitting tobacco is offset by the benefits for people with diabetes; smoking long term is associated with cognitive decline
Gaining a little weight after quitting tobacco is offset by the benefits for people with diabetes; smoking long term is associated with cognitive decline
Study Highlights:
- People with diabetes who quit smoking tobacco may have a lower risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases – and weight gain following smoking cessation does not mitigate the health benefits among these patients, according to one study.
- Long-term, heavy smoking is a risk factor for cognitive decline, researchers found in […]
More immediate concerns beat heart health in the priorities and behaviors of young women
Study Highlights:
- Although it is the leading cause of death in women, more than 75 percent of young women worry little or not at all about getting heart disease.
- Most young adult women have taken some actions to preserve their health, such as seeing a doctor, exercising or trying to reduce stress.
- Competing health concerns and […]
Study Links Diet Drinks to Increased Risk of Stroke and Heart Disease
Feb 26, 2019
Drinking two or more diet drinks a day increases heart risks for women, study finds.
Better options needed for children at higher risk of premature heart disease
Statement Highlights:
- New developments in identifying and treating the increased risk of premature heart disease in children and teens with certain medical conditions associated with increased cardiovascular risk are discussed in a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
- Obesity and severe obesity are now considered significant risk factors for an increased risk of cardiovascular […]