Following dietary recommendations may save 33,000 lives a year in the UK

In 2011 a healthful resolution could be to increase the amount of vegetables and fruit you eat daily.  Following UK dietary recommendations such as eating at least ‘five a day’ (fruit and vegetable) and reducing salt intake might prevent 33,000 deaths a year according to research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and [...]

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A diet high in B vitamins might be linked to a lower risk of heart disease and stroke

A recent Japanese study (1) has found that eating more foods which contain the B-vitamins B6 and folate may reduce the risk of death from stroke and heart disease in women and may reduce the risk of heart failure in men.

 

There has been a lot of research interest in the links between [...]

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Low levels of vitamins and minerals may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease

From the 16th-19th June 2010 the World Congress of Cardiology Scientific Sessions were held in Neijing, China .  New data presented there (1) and released to the press via the World Heart Federation has demonstrated that multiple micronutrient levels can predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke).

“The World Congress of [...]

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