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Changes in Food Subsidies Causes a 38% Fall In Heart Disease

Posted: Friday, August 05, 2005

In 1991 the Polish government cut subsidies for saturated fats from dairy and animal sources.
Saturated fats are found in a wide range of common foods, including meat products, hard cheese, cream and palm oil. The Study found that by 2002, deaths from coronary heart disease had dropped by over a third in the 45-64 age group - a 38 per cent drop for men and 42% for women.

Child's Birthweight Tied to Parents' Heart Risks

Posted: Friday, July 22, 2005

new study has found that the parents of children born at a lower weight may have an increased risk of dying from heart disease or stroke.

Cardiovascular Disease Already a Factor for Teens With Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Artery walls begin thickening as early as the midteen years in young people with type 1 diabetes. Early atherosclerosis is more pronounced in teen boys than in girls and also in teens who smoke or have relatively high total cholesterol and apolipoprotein B levels.

A 39 Inch (1 Meter) Waistline Predicts High Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Height, weight, waist and hip circumference were measured and a blood sample was taken to determine insulin sensitivity. Statistical modelling was then used to assess the predictive power of each variable

Waist circumference was a very strong independent predictor of insulin sensitivi

Low-dose Aspirin Better Then Plavix For Heart Patients With GI Problems

Posted: Thursday, February 03, 2005

Plavix's effectiveness has not been proven in heart patients at greatest risk due to their history of gastrointestinal bleeding, and recent research indicates it actually may impair ulcer healing and markedly increase rates of bleeding.

Insulin Linked to Higher Death Rate Among Patients with Heart Problems

Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005

People with advanced heart failure and who also have diabetes that requires insulin treatment have about a fourfold greater mortality rate than heart failure patients who don't take insulin

Raising HDL Limits Plaque Progression & Reduces Risk of Cardiac Events

Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005

For the first time it has been shown that both raising HDL stops plaques in the arteries from getting larger and also prevents heart events. Until this study no previous study has focused on both.

Obese Heart Failure Patients Fare Better Than Lean Counterparts

Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

New research indicates that among heart failure patients, having excess body weight is associated with a lower risk of death than being normal weight.

People With Diabetes Benefit More From Exercise Than Healthy People

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

People at high risk for heart disease benefit more from exercise than healthy people who exercise,
Even moderate physical activity can sharply reduce the chance of dying among people with diabetes, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors.

Daily Placebo Works Better Than Taking An Active Drug Irregularly

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Patients who took their pills every day halved their risk of dying by the end of the study, compared with those who skipped pills, Granger's team found, regardless of whether they took the drug or a placebo. Those who stuck to their pills were also less likely to spend time in hospital.