AHA EPI/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions
Plant-based diets with whole grains, fruits and veggies lower CV mortality risk
Healthy plant-based diets lowered the risk for total and CVD mortality, whereas unhealthy plant-based diets raised the risk, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.
Heart health awareness not strong in young women
Most adolescent and young women are unaware that heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States, according to a survey presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.
Weight cycling confers poor CV health in women
Women who had a history of weight cycling had poorer CV health and were less likely to meet the BMI metric from the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7, according to data presented at the AHA Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.