The goal of this activity is to distinguish recommendations for a heart-healthy diet. Upon completion of this activity, participants will: Analyze how diet can affect the risk for major illness beyond cardiovascular disease Distinguish current guidelines regarding dietary approaches to reduce the risk f...
Bhupathiraju SN, Lichtenstein AH, Dawson-Hughes B, Hannan MT, Tucker KL (2013) Adherence to the 2006 American heart association diet and lifestyle recommendations for cardiovascular disease risk reduction is associated with bone health in older Puerto Ricans. Am J Clin Nutr 98: 1309-1316....
By now, you’ve heard of (and maybe tried) them all: the low-carb diet, the grapefruit diet, the miracle diet . . . the list goes on and on. Fad diets may promise a quick fix, but few deliver lasting results. If you’re like millions of other Americans, you’re still struggling...
Researchers at the American Federation for Aging report that the lack of exercise may have a more significant effect on the risk of developing heart disease than diet.The AHA recommends medium to heavy exercise at least 30 minutes on most days. Walking is a good form of activity that can ...
each other and with lifestyle behaviors (such as diet) or factors in the environment (such as air pollution). Genome-wide association studies use the genomes of multiple people to detect patterns of genomic variation associated with health or disease, such as the risk for certain heart diseases...
In this study, we examined the sequential effects of an isocaloric American Heart Association (AHA) step I diet and a hypocaloric AHA step I diet (AHA step I diet + weight loss) on lipoprotein lipid levels in 14 middle-aged and older (60 ± 6 years, mean ± SD) obese (body mass ...
In this study, we examined the sequential effects of an isocaloric American Heart Association (AHA) step I diet and a hypocaloric AHA step I diet (AHA step I diet + weight loss) on lipoprotein lipid levels in 14 middle-aged and older (60 +/- 6 years, mean +/- SD) obese (body ...
Patients with heart failure (HF) often experience iron deficiency. Intravenous iron supplementation has been widely used in clinical practice to facilitate the treatment of HF. However, the association between dietary iron intake and HF still needs to be
The objective of the Rationale of the Diet-Heart Statement of the American Heart Association was to restate the diet-heart recommendations of the American Heart Association and to quote the original publications on which they are based. Examination of those publications reveals that for the most par...
Fiber has a reputation for being a key part of a healthy diet. The American HeartAssociation Eating Plan recommends eating between 25 and 30 grams of fiber a day fromfood-not supplements. On average, most Americans are eating only half of that.Although it's safe to say most people could ...