The Diet Diary

Dr. Nanette K. Wegner and colleauges from Emory University School of Medicine recently competed a study that suggested that high doses of atorvastatin (a statin) reduced coronary events more than low doses. The study involved over 10,000 patients over 65 who had coronary disease.

During the study, patients receiving higher doses of atorvastatin […]

Everyone knows exericise is good for your heart. But do you need intense exercise? Or is is it ok to exercise at low intensity for a long time? Well, it turns out that to increase good cholesterol exercise duration matters. Or at least that’s what Dr. Satoru Kodama and colleagues reported in The […]

News that surprises no one: Getting drunk ain’t good for you.
A study by Dr. Joan Dorn of University of Buffalo specifically shows that getting drunk once a month or more sharply increases the risk a woman will have a fatal heart attack; moderate alcohol consumption lowers the risk.

Let’s get down […]

Exercise improves cardiovascular health. Fish oil improves cardiovascular health. Researchers have now demonstrated that doing both together improves cardiovascular health more than doing either individually. Why does this not surprise me?

The results are published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition The study included 75 overweight men and women, […]

I can’t say I’m too surprised. I bet you won’t be either!

We’ve all read about individual foods that lower cholesterol. These include soy protein, plant sterol enriched margarine, oats, barley and almonds. Professor David Jenkins of the University of Toronto decided to study a diet where people ate all these foods instead […]

Does your blood pressure rise when you are stressed? Everyone’s does. But, researchers at Penn State have found that eating pistachios can reduce the amount your blood pressure rises during stress– and that’s a good thing if you have high blood pressure!
Now it turns out that pistachios don’t necessarily reduce the blood pressure when you […]