Adherence to healthy eating patterns linked to lower mortality risk
Jan 09, 2023
Greater adherence to four healthy eating patterns was linked to a lower risk for total and cause-specific mortality.
Awareness of the link between alcohol, cancer is low
Dec 01, 2022
The adjusted predicted probabilities of being aware of alcohol-cancer link were higher for those believing that alcohol increases heart disease risk.
Physical activity, sleep duration linked to mortality
Apr 05, 2023
“Our findings suggest that health promotion efforts targeting both physical activity and sleep duration may be more effective in preventing or delaying premature death in middle-aged and older adults...
Cardiovascular benefits seen with as few as 2,600 steps daily
Dec 06, 2023
Additional mortality benefits were found at a moderate-to-high versus low step cadence.
AHA: Those with, at risk for CVD less likely to use wearables
Nov 04, 2022
Wearable health device use in the US was lower among those older than 65 years and higher among those with higher household income and educational attainment.
Plant-based diets tied to long-term health benefits
May 15, 2024
The benefits include a better cardiometabolic risk profile as well as lower mortality.
Long-term study of postmenopausal women does not support many preventive therapies
May 02, 2024
Hormone therapy was no aid for cardiovascular disease prevention, and calcium/vitamin D supplementation was no aid for universal fracture prevention.
Vigorous physical activity linked to lower mortality
Nov 04, 2022
And, increasing intensity for a given amount of physical activity is associated with reduction in cardiovascular disease.
Review shows high dietary sugar intake tied to harmful health outcomes
Apr 07, 2023
The evidence is stronger for the link to cardiometabolic outcomes based on 73 existing meta-analyses.
Head injury linked to increase in incident ischemic stroke
Sep 15, 2023
A dose-response association was seen for the risk for stroke with the number of head injuries, but no association was seen for severity.