Tag: cardiovascular disease
Omega-3 Index, Smoking Equal Predictors of CVD
Sioux Falls, SD—A new paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that a low Omega-3 Index (O3I) is just as powerful...
Study Links Statins with Vitamin K Deficiency, Vascular Calcification
Oslo, Norway, and East Brunswick, NJ—A new study is adding to the evidence that statins may enhance calcium accumulation in the arterial wall by...
The Dream Team for Cardiovascular and Bone Health
Q1. How are cardiovascular, bone and oral health connected?
For over 80 years, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of death for men,...
Bacteria Associated with Animal-Based Foods Could Help Prevent CVD
Corvallis, OR—Oregon State University researchers have found that a type of gut bacteria sometimes associated with inflammation, abscesses, bowel disease, and cancer has a...
Inflammatory Foods Associated with CVD Risk
Inflammatory diets may increase risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of...
Why You Should Be Skeptical of Cholesterol Tests: Part 2
In October of this year, cardiologist Steven Sinatra, M.D., and I published the new and revised edition of our book, The Great Cholesterol Myth....
Good-Health Reads: Staff Selections
Here, the WholeFoods team looks at two groundbreaking books that have been updated in 2020—plus a can't-miss documentary
The Great Cholesterol Myth, Revised and Expanded: Why...
There’s No Harm in Egg Consumption, New Research Finds
Hamilton, ON—A team of researchers from the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) of McMaster University found from three large, long-term, multinational studies, that there...
STRENGTH Omega-3 Trial Discontinued
The STRENGTH trial for Epanova, omega-3 carboxylic acids, has been discontinued due to its low likelihood of demonstrating a benefit to patients with mixed...
Study: Apples May Support Heart Health
Two apples a day keeps the doctor away, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition which aimed to...