Top in cardiology: Long-term weight change; elevated HDL and fracture risk
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The average daily number of meals an individual consumed was associated with long-term weight change, but a time-restricted eating strategy was not, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
“Duration from first to last meal, as well as other meal patterns, did not show a clear association with weight trajectory,” Wendy L. Bennett, MD, MPH, and colleagues wrote. It was the top story in cardiology last week.
Another top story was about a study that found an association between higher HDL levels in older adults and an increased fracture risk.
Read these and more top stories in cardiology below:
Number of daily meals, not intermittent fasting, associated with long-term weight change
In the general population, long-term weight change was strongly associated with the average daily number of medium and large meals but not with a specific time-restricted eating strategy, researchers reported. Read more.
Elevated HDL may raise fracture risk
Higher HDL levels may be associated with increased fracture risk for older adults independent of other risk factors, according to a post hoc analysis of the ASPREE study. Read more.
Secondary prevention strategies in ASCVD continue to be underused
Suboptimal uses of statin therapy, aspirin prescription and lifestyle counseling persist for adults with atherosclerotic CVD, despite new guidelines emphasizing their effect on reduced mortality, researchers reported. Read more.
Global, local actions can tackle ‘unprecedented pace’ of climate change, heart disease
Data support the concept that a changing climate driven, in part, by human behaviors has had a growing impact on public health, with increasingly extreme weather events disproportionately affecting people at highest risk for CVD. Read more.
Even partial salt substitution conferred reduced stroke risk
Partial replacement of dietary salt with a potassium-enriched substitute conferred reduced risk for stroke, major cardiovascular events and death among Chinese adults, researchers reported. Read more.