People who follow a vegan lifestyle — strict vegetarians who try to eat no meat or animal products of any kind — may increase their risk of developing blood clots and atherosclerosis or “hardening of the arteries,” which are conditions that ca…
For decades, doctors have looked at fitness levels, weight, and overall health risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Now, they may soon add a new risk factor to the list: activation of the complement system. The complement system is usually imp…
Modesto, CA (Dec. 16, 2010) — With nearly 16 million Americans living today with prediabetes, a condition that is the precursor to type 2 diabetes, and half of all Americans expected to have either prediabetes or type 2 diabetes by the year 2020,…
Children who have a high body mass index (BMI) between 9 and 12 years of age are more likely to have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood insulin levels (all risk factors for developing heart disease) by the time they reach adolescence, accord…
There’s more good news about cranberry juice: Based on human studies, researchers have found that drinking three glasses a day significantly raises levels of “good cholesterol” in the blood and increases plasma antioxidant levels, reducing the risk of heart disease. Although researchers have long suspected, based on laboratory tests, that the antioxidant-rich juice may help lower risk factors for heart disease, no human studies had established such a link until now.
There?s more good news about cranberry juice: Based on human studies, researchers have found that drinking three glasses a day significantly raises levels of ?good cholesterol? in the blood and increases plasma antioxidant levels, reducing the risk of heart disease. Although researchers have long suspected, based on laboratory tests, that the antioxidant-rich juice may help lower risk factors for heart disease, no human studies had established such a link until now.