Tagged: Coronary heart disease

Smoker’s Nutrition

Smoker’s Nutrition

Containing over 4,000 chemicals, including more than sixty known carcinogenic (cancer-causing) substances, tobacco smoke has an obvious negative impact on health. People who smoke cigarettes or any other form of tobacco are at greater...

Fruits and Veggies Lower Blood Pressure

Fruits and Veggies Lower Blood Pressure

Doctors may soon be writing patients prescriptions for five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, if British researchers have their way. In the first long-term study of its kind, researchers found people who...

Coronary heart disease

Coronary heart disease

Coronary heart disease includes angina, heart attacks, and cardiac arrest. Many nutrients have been shown to reduce these, including vitamin E, alpha-linolenic acid, folic acid, vitamins C, B6 and B12, unsaturated fats, fruit and...

Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an umbrella term used to describe any abnormal condition characterized by dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels (including arteries and veins). The most common cardiovascular diseases in the United...

Overweight and Obesity

Overweight and Obesity

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLB), BMI is the common measurement used to determine weight status. Overweight, obesity, and extreme obesity are defined suing BMI as follows: • Overweight –...