The health benefits of following a Mediterranean-style diet is something I have written about many times with regards prevention of certain conditions, especially heart conditions. A new study (1) has found that following a traditional Mediterranean-style diet can also help patients with existing heart disease to stay healthy and possibly prevent future adverse heart [...]
In February this year I wrote about the links between refined carbohydrate and heart disease and mentioned some studies which suggested that sugary carbohydrates and those which increased blood sugar levels quickly (carbohydrates with a high glycaemic index, or GI) seemed to be a greater risk for heart disease than fat.
A recent study (1) [...]
On the 30th May I wrote about the importance of Vitamin D for health and concentrated mainly on the link to cancer prevention.
Yesterday a study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine(1) which adds to the growing body of research that links low vitamin D levels to poorer heart health.
This particular [...]