Do you have high cholesterol? If so, don’t worry – you’re not alone. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 73 million American adults have high cholesterol. Cholesterol is a type of lipid or fat that is found in your blood. Too much cholesterol can increase your risk of … Read more
Supporting Science for the Mediterranean Diet Researchers looked at data from over 25,000 women over 45 (with an average age of 55) who had no history of heart disease in a study published in JAMA Network Open in 2008. A little more than 1,200 of the individuals had cardiac disease prior to the study. In … Read more
The nation’s leading cause of death Despite all of the advances in medical research in recent decades to tackle heart disease, cardiovascular disease remains the nation’s leading cause of death. Every 34 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack and every 40 seconds, a person in the United States dies of heart … Read more