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Feb. 16—With those New Year's resolutions six weeks behind us, some people may have reverted to less healthy ways of eating. Heart Month is a great time to remind yourself why a healthy diet is ...
Arteriosclerosis, literally meaning "hardening of the arteries", is an umbrella term for a vascular disorder characterized by abnormal thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity [3] of the walls of arteries; [4] this process gradually restricts the blood flow to one's organs and tissues and can lead to severe health risks brought on by atherosclerosis, which is a specific form of ...
Grief is the response to the loss of something deemed important, particularly to the death of a person or other living thing to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, grief also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions.
HDL cholesterol carries cholesterol from other parts of the body back to the liver and then removes the cholesterol from the body. [44] It can be affected by acquired or genetic factors, including tobacco use, obesity, inactivity, hypertriglyceridemia, diabetes, high carbohydrate diet, medication side effects (beta-blockers, androgenic steroids ...
Many people have high cholesterol “due to both multiple genetic variants and environmental factors, including poor diet, physical inactivity and other factors including smoking,” Dr. Philip ...
A diet high in fruits and vegetables decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death. [90] Evidence suggests that the Mediterranean diet may improve cardiovascular results. [ 91 ] There is also evidence that a Mediterranean diet may be better than a low-fat diet in bringing about long-term changes to cardiovascular risk factors (e.g ...
If cholesterol levels get too high, deposits can collect in the walls of the arteries, creating plaque that builds up in blood vessels. This increases the risk of heart problems. [3]
A diet high in fruits and vegetables decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death. [95] Vegetarians have a lower risk of heart disease, [96] [97] possibly due to their greater consumption of fruits and vegetables. [98] Evidence also suggests that the Mediterranean diet [99] and a high fiber diet lower the risk. [100] [101]