Category Archives: Cardiovascular Disease
Lack of vitamin D Carries a Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
We’ve talked a couple of times about the importance of vitamin D for our body. This vitamins is acquired through certain foods such as milk or egg, and also by solar radiation. According to a new study, vitamin D deficiency is associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
The Institute of Cardiology, Intermountain Medical [...]
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
The benefit of omega-3’s in cardiovascular disease prevention may be as important as the drugs that control cholesterol.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids from oily fish prevents cardiovascular events, which are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Its use is recommended especially for patients with heart disease, but also to the general population. The blue fish meat is [...]
Heart attack rates drop Smoking Ban
The smoking ban seems to have a positive impact on the health of patients with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attack. This has been shown through statistical data that has been developed through various studies in different countries on the impact of the smoking ban in the rate of heart attacks.
In a recent [...]
Cardiovascular disease and the impact of risk factors
Cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack, arteriosclerosis, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction are a leading cause of death worldwide. While the incidence of coronary heart disease is high in developed countries, developing nations are also gaining ground at a rapid pace.
Cardiovascular diseases are mainly due to inadequate living habits. Risk factors that cause heart disease [...]
Chewing Snuff Increases the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
The chewing snuff and snus, which is consumed placed under the lip, also increases the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke, such as snuff to smoking, although many of its consumers take as a healthier alternative, according to the results of an investigation by the French Agency for Research on Cancer.
Omega 3 and Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical trials designed to indicate the cardiovascular benefits of oily fish are not limited to the U.S. The Diet and Reinfarction Trial (DART) and the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della sopravvivenza nell ‘Myocardial Infarction (GISSI)-Prevenzione, in Europe, and the Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS), in Asia, show that regular consumption of fatty acids [...]
