A new meta-analysis pooled data from dozens of clinical trials spanning the last two decades—and found that soy protein has consistently shown cholesterol-lowering effects, according to a press release. This study comes as FDA is proposing to revoke the health claim for soy protein and heart disease. David Jenkins, professor...
Columbus, OH—Patients prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins had double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of thousands of patients’ health records. A press release on the research notes that that’s the minimum—users who took statins for more than two years had more than three times the risk...
Baltimore, MD—Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to research published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Researchers followed 775 children from birth to age 18, according to a press release. Most...
United Kingdom—Glucosamine could be related to lower risk of CVD events, according to a study published in BMJ. The study was performed on 466,039 patients without CVD at baseline who completed a questionnaire on supplement use. They were enrolled from 2006 to 2010 and followed up to 2016. During that...
Toronto, Ontario, Canada—Soy protein can lower cholesterol, according to researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. A press release on the study notes that FDA is planning to remove soy from its list of heart-healthy foods. Researchers at St. Michael’s performed a meta-analysis of 43 existing trials that evaluated soy,...
Leuven, Belgium—Vitamin K2 could be vital to heart health maintenance, according to a new study published in Journal of the American Heart Association. According to the study, stiffening and calcification of the large arteries are major forerunners of cardiovascular complications. Matrix Gla Protein (MGP) inhibits this calcification, but it requires...
Pennsylvania—Walnuts can help lower blood pressure in people at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)—but not just through their fatty acid content, according to a new study from Penn State. Participants were split into three diet groups, all of which had a lower saturated fat content than the average American diet,...
Two new studies offer even more evidence of the benefits of plant-based eating: Reduced risk of heart failure, and reduced risk of chronic kidney disease. The heart failure study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Researchers used five major dietary patterns that were identified in...
Research published in the journal Clinical Nutrition determined that vegetarian diets are optimal for reducing risk of gout. A total of 13,935 participants in Taiwan were involved in research, titled "Vegetarian diet and risk of gout in two separate prospective cohort studies," which cross referenced subjects' self-report dietary habits with...
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