Objective To investigate the intake of specific types of beverages in relation to mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes among adults with type 2 diabetes.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Health professionals in the United States.Participants 15 486 men and women with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes at baseline and during follow-up (Nurses’ Health Study: 1980-2018; and… Continue reading Beverage consumption and mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study
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Association of Daily Step Patterns With Mortality in US Adults
Importance Previous studies have shown that individuals who regularly walk, particularly 8000 daily steps or more, experience lower mortality. However, little is known about the health benefits of walking intensively only a few days a week.Objective To evaluate the dose-response association between the number of days an individual takes 8000 steps or more and mortality… Continue reading Association of Daily Step Patterns With Mortality in US Adults
Straight from the heart
Lipids called ceramides may be better predictors of cardiovascular problems than cholesterol. Doctors and pharma are waking up to their potential https://www.science.org/content/article/straight-heart-mysterious-lipids-may-predict-cardiac-problems-better-cholesterol
Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women with a Mediterranean diet: systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Dietary modification is a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. A Mediterranean diet has been associated with a lower risk of CVD but no systematic reviews have evaluated this relationship specifically in women.Objective To determine the association between higher versus lower adherence to a Mediterranean diet and incident CVD and total mortality in women.Methods… Continue reading Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women with a Mediterranean diet: systematic review and meta-analysis
Influence of poor sleep on cardiovascular disease-free life expectancy: a multi-resource-based population cohort study
The complexity of sleep hinders the formulation of sleep guidelines. Recent studies suggest that different unhealthy sleep characteristics jointly increase the risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to estimate the differences in CVD-free life expectancy between people with different sleep profiles.MethodsWe included 308,683 middle-aged adults from the UK Biobank among whom 140,181 had… Continue reading Influence of poor sleep on cardiovascular disease-free life expectancy: a multi-resource-based population cohort study
Elevated Blood Pressure and Worsening Cardiac Damage During Adolescence
ObjectivesTo examine the longitudinal course for the development of elevated blood pressure (BP)/hypertension and cardiac damage in adolescents.Study designFrom the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, UK birth cohort, 1856 (1011 females) 17-year-olds were followed-up for 7 years. BP and echocardiography were assessed at ages 17 and 24 years. Elevated/hypertensive BP was defined as… Continue reading Elevated Blood Pressure and Worsening Cardiac Damage During Adolescence
The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk
Artificial sweeteners are widely used sugar substitutes, but little is known about their long-term effects on cardiometabolic disease risks. Here we examined the commonly used sugar substitute erythritol and atherothrombotic disease risk. In initial untargeted metabolomics studies in patients undergoing cardiac risk assessment (n = 1,157; discovery cohort, NCT00590200), circulating levels of multiple polyol sweeteners, especially erythritol,… Continue reading The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk
Association between insomnia and the incidence of myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundInsomnia has been closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) including myocardial infarction (MI). Our study aims to assess the eligibility of insomnia as a potential risk factor for MI.MethodsPubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched using terms; such as “Insomnia” and “MI.” Only observational controlled studies with data on the incidence of MI among… Continue reading Association between insomnia and the incidence of myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Associations between types and sources of dietary carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease risk: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants
Recent studies have reported that the associations between dietary carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may depend on the quality, rather than the quantity, of carbohydrates consumed. This study aimed to assess the associations between types and sources of dietary carbohydrates and CVD incidence. A secondary aim was to examine the associations of carbohydrate intakes with… Continue reading Associations between types and sources of dietary carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease risk: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants
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