Washington, D.C.—The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has determined there is “insufficient evidence” that taking multivitamins, paired supplements, or single supplements can help prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer in otherwise healthy, non-pregnant adults. As WholeFoods Magazine reported, USPSTF specifically recommends against taking beta-carotene supplements. They also advise against vitamin E supplements,...
Dallas, TX—A large, prospective study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has linked eating two or more servings of avocados a week to lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study is noted as the first to report the benefits between avocado consumption and cardiovascular events, such as...
London, United Kingdom—A double blind randomized controlled trial published in Food & Function revealed that men who consumed cranberries daily were at lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Cranberry consumption was shown to improve blood vessel function and flow-mediated dilation (FMD). This may help prevent the risk of cardiovascular disease if...
Cocoa extract supplements may reduce cardiovascular death by 27%, according to the results of the COSMOS Trial, which looked at cocoa extract supplementation and multivitamin supplementation. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was performed in total on 21,442 U.S. adults, including 12,666 women aged...
Consuming more than 7g of olive oil per day, or a little over half a tablespoon, is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, cancer mortality, neurodegenerative disease mortality, and respiratory disease mortality, according to a new study. Additional findings: Replacing about 10g/day of margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and dairy...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]"Cardiovascular disease, a variety of conditions that affect the heart, is the world’s number one health threat,” says Trisha Sugarek MacDonald, BS, MS, Sr. Director of R&D, Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation. “Moreover, it will likely remain so because of the impact of COVID-19 on the cardiovascular system and our nation’s people,...
Sioux Falls, SD—A new paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that a low Omega-3 Index (O3I) is just as powerful a predictor of early death as smoking. The finding comes from data from the Framingham study, one of the longest running studies in the world, which...
Oslo, Norway, and East Brunswick, NJ—A new study is adding to the evidence that statins may enhance calcium accumulation in the arterial wall by inhibiting vitamin K-dependent proteins that help protect the arteries. While statins are used to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the press release notes that intensive statin therapy...
Q1. How are cardiovascular, bone and oral health connected? For over 80 years, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Not only does CVD remain the leading cause of death, but it...
Corvallis, OR—Oregon State University researchers have found that a type of gut bacteria sometimes associated with inflammation, abscesses, bowel disease, and cancer has a silver lining, according to a press release: It may help prevent cardiovascular disease. Diets high in animal-based foods are a source of trimethylamine, or TMA, which...
