Nutrition

Eating a diet with a high glycemic index was associated with elevated risk for CVD and mortality, according to new data from the PURE study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The FDA has granted an expanded indication for sacubitril/valsartan in adult patients with chronic heart failure, according to the manufacturer. The announcement was the top story in cardiology last week.

U.S. News & World Report recently named Mediterranean the best overall diet. However, a study has found that a vegan diet improved lipid concentrations, body weight and insulin sensitivity better than the Mediterranean diet.

Refined grain consumption was associated with an increased risk for mortality and major CVD events, according to new data from the PURE study published in The BMJ.

Researchers identified several important considerations for PTSD management interventions aimed at middle-aged and older adults, according to study results published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

Increased coffee consumption was associated with reduced risk for HF in three different cohorts, according to results published in Circulation: Heart Failure.

Younger teens at risk for severe obesity are just as likely as older adolescents to benefit from bariatric surgery and should not be denied consideration for the procedure on the basis of age, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Adhering to the basic principles of a Mediterranean diet prevented disease progression among men with localized prostate cancer on active surveillance, according to a study published in Cancer.

Higher Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or DASH, diet scores were associated with lower diastolic BP in midpregnancy and lower fetoplacental vascular function in mid- and late pregnancy, researchers reported.

The Mediterranean diet was ranked the best overall diet for the fourth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report, the company announced.