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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Ways To Prevent Heart Disease

Lowering blood sugar may not help hearts

October 03, 2008
Lowering blood sugar levels helps protect diabetics from kidney disease and blindness, but researchers say it may not prevent heart disease. At the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, researchers discussed the results of three large clinical trials. In all three studies, aggressively lowering blood sugar did not lead to significant cardiovascular gains for patients. Experts say these studies suggest that lowering cholesterol levels and blood pressure is still the best way to pre... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Walking with Poles
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...outdoors than in a gym. Walking is one of the best ways to prevent heart disease, the biggest... Read more »

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What You Can Do to Prevent Heart Disease
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

According to the American Heart Association, nearly every woman is in danger of heart disease... Read more »

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Green Tea to Lower Cholesterol? Not So Fast
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...this is an effective way to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, or no, it's just a lot... Read more »

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Hostility with Depression Predicts Heart Disease
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...factors merit much greater attention as one of the ways of predicting and therefore preventing... Read more »

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On Blueberries
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

The popular science press was bursting today with a story saying that blueberries reduce the risk... Read more »

Health Guide

Shock
Prevention Learn ways to prevent heart disease, falls, injuries, dehydration, and other causes of shock. If you have a known allergy (for example, to insect bites or stings), carry an... Read more »
Wine and heart health
...blood). The American Heart Association and other experts emphasize that there are much more effective ways to prevent heart disease including: Controlling your blood pressure and... Read more »
Meet Cardiologist Dr. Steven Kang
Steven Kang, MD, is a general cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist residing in Oakland, CA. He is a member of Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group, one of the largest private practice... Read more »
Fish Oil and Heart Disease
Omega-3 fatty acid is often misnamed an “alternative” or “natural” medication.  Penicillin was, of course, derived from a living organism and was therefore “natural” in the same way that... Read more »
Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...to 75% of calories. In 2006, the largest study to date on low-fat diets found that they did not help prevent heart disease or cancer. Women in the study reduced their fat consumption to 24 29% of... Read more »

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