Category: heart-letter
heart-letter
The genetic link between Alzheimer’s and heart disease
Smart chocolate choices for a healthy heart
The heart attack gender gap
Ask the doctor
Ask the doctor
Be still, my beating heart
Heart palpitations can be alarming but are not usually dangerous. An unexpectedly fast or pounding heartbeat most often occurs during exercise, under stress, or after consuming caffeine. However, it is important to rule out more serious causes.
The new federal dietary guidelines: Are they good for your heart?
For people hoping to lower their risk of heart disease, the 2016 dietary guidelines may not offer optimal advice. Nutrition experts and the American Heart Association suggest tighter limits on salt, sugar, red meat, and eggs.
Mediterranean diet beats low-fat diet for long-term weight loss
For long-term weight loss (at least one year), a Mediterranean diet appears to be equally effective as a low-carb or American Diabetes Association diet, and better than a low-fat diet.
Muscle problems caused by statins: Can a genetic test reveal your risk?
A mail-order genetic test claims it can identify people at risk of developing muscle pain from taking a cholesterol-lowering statin. But results apply only to a rare form of statin-induced muscle pain that affects about one in 1,000 people.