Mediterranean diet shown to help those with heart problems

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 [...]

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Refined carbohydrates linked again with increased risk of heart disease

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) [...]

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Sunny days make for a happy heart – a new study links vitamin D to heart health

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 [...]

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