Top stories in cardiology: Sleep habits affect CVD risk, body composition
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A study published in the Journal of American College Cardiology showed that sleep irregularity was associated with an increased risk for CVD. It was the top story in cardiology last week.
Another top story was about research presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions that suggests healthy sleep behaviors may reduce CVD risk and weight.
Read these and more top stories in cardiology below:
Sleep irregularity increases CVD risk
Excess variations in sleep duration and timing were associated with an increased risk for CVD independent of sleep quantity and/or quality and traditional CVD risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more.
Sleep habits affect CV outcomes, body composition
Two studies presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions demonstrated that optimal sleep patterns may reduce CVD risk and weight.
In one study, researchers found that adding healthy sleep behaviors to metrics of ideal heart health improved predictions of CVD incidence and prevalence. In another, researchers found that women who went to bed at the same time daily had reduced adipose tissue compared with women who did not. Read more.
Plant-based foods confer mortality, CHD benefits
Two studies found that plant-based foods confer long-term health benefits.
In one study, elevated plant protein intake was associated with lower mortality, as was replacing animal protein with plant protein. In another, red meat intake, especially processed red meat intake, was associated with elevated CHD risk, which was mitigated by substituting high-quality plant-based foods. Read more.
High olive oil consumption lowers risk for heart disease
Patients who consumed at least 7 g per day of olive oil had lower risk for CHD and total CVD compared with those who did not consume it, according to researchers. Read more.
Walking more steps daily lowers risk for diabetes, hypertension
A higher volume of steps per day in middle-aged adults lowered the risk for type 2 diabetes and stage 2 hypertension, according to recent data. Read more.