New federal guidelines may lift dietary cholesterol limits
Nov 13, 2017
Keeping up with what foods are heart-healthy can be a challenge. Now, the federal government may soon be dropping its decades-old advice about eating too much cholesterol.
Food & Nutrition
Saturated fats: Why all the hubbub over coconuts?
Jun 21, 2017
Coconut oil, with its sweet smell of the tropics and its purported claims to cure what ails you, is everywhere. Chatter spiked even more recently, after a new science advisory from the American Heart Association recommended against ingesting coconut oil.
Advisory: Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat could lower cardiovascular risks
Jun 15, 2017
Replacing saturated fat with healthier fat in the diet lowers cardiovascular disease risk as much as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, according to an American Heart Association advisory issued Thursday.
A diet soda a day might affect dementia risk, study suggest
Apr 20, 2017
One or more artificially sweetened drinks a day was associated with higher risk of stroke and dementia, a new study suggests.
Mediterranean diet with virgin olive oil may be recipe for ‘good’ cholesterol
Feb 13, 2017
A Mediterranean diet rich in virgin olive oil may improve the function of “good” cholesterol in people at risk for heart disease, according to a new study.
Experts criticize new study about salt consumption
May 20, 2016
A new study suggests reducing excessive salt benefits some people with high blood pressure, but low-sodium diets don’t help people with lower risks for heart disease, stroke or death – findings that were quickly criticized by medical experts as unreliable due to faulty scientific methods.
Gut bacteria hold clues to heart health
Mar 28, 2016
These bacteria and other microbes, known collectively as the gut microbiota, or microbiome, are influencing heart health in previously unseen ways, research is showing.
Comforting cocoa can fight off the cold
Feb 9, 2016
For those who want a comforting and steaming drink to help fend off the end of winter, this recipe offers a luxurious cup of hot chocolate with a consistency similar to heavy cream, yet it is still heart-healthy.
Gut bacteria may impact body weight, fat and good cholesterol levels
Sep 10, 2015
Bacteria living in your gut may impact your weight, fat and good cholesterol levels, factors necessary to help maintain a healthy heart, according to new research in Circulation Research, an American Heart Association journal.
An avocado a day may help keep bad cholesterol at bay
Jan 7, 2015
Eating one avocado a day as part of a heart healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet can help improve bad cholesterol levels in overweight and obese people, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.