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A Valentine to Your Heart

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Hearts play a starring role in February, from Valentine’s Day to National Heart Month—an annual…

Amyloid and Alzheimer’s: How Genetics and Lifestyle May Affect Dementia Risk

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When assessing your risk for cardiovascular disease, you know to pay close attention to your…

Your Genetic Profile: A Guide to Disease Prevention and Treatment

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Precision medicine is a type of health care that involves basing a patient’s treatment on…

Newsbites: Stroke prevention; grazing vs. three meals; impact of ultraprocessed foods; walking for heart health.

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Data Suggest Any Activity is Better Than None for Stroke Prevention The results of a…

Vitamin Supplements: Yes, or No?

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A 2023 survey found that 74 percent of U.S. adults take some kind of dietary…

Take Steps to Keep High Cholesterol in Check and Improve Heart Health

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High cholesterol, medically known as hyperlipidemia, nearly doubles the risk of heart disease. If your…

Cholesterol Ratio – What is a Normal Reading?

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Add “cholesterol ratio” to the complex terminology of lipid panels. A lipid panel is a…

Check Your Nutrition Knowledge!

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In 2023, we provided the latest evidence-based information on a wide variety of health and…

Do You Have Metabolic Syndrome?

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About one in three U.S. adults has metabolic syndrome—a group of conditions that together indicate…

Take Steps to Limit Vision Loss from Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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It’s not unusual to experience vision changes as you age, but some changes are normal…

Ask The Experts: Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes

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Q: I’m 67. Is it really possible to reduce high cholesterol with lifestyle changes? A:…

What Happens if You Have Too Much or Too Little Fat in Your Diet? 

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While fat has often been dubbed as a dietary nemesis, it’s important to know that…

Reader Beware!

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Although headlines sometimes give the impression that one groundbreaking nutrition study will change food-based guidance,…

Preventing a Stroke

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Stroke is the fifth highest cause of death in the U.S. and a major cause…

NAFLD: Could You Have this Common Liver Disease?

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About 24 percent of U.S. adults have a liver condition that can negatively impact their…

Frontline: LDL cholesterol; urinary incontinence; healthy eating and mortality risk

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Supplements Don’t Reduce LDL Cholesterol—Statins Do If you’re looking to improve cholesterol levels, count on…

Add Seeds to Your Diet to Boost Protein and Fiber

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When you think about healthy foods, seeds probably aren’t the first things that come to…

Omega-9 Fatty Acids

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Q: What are omega-9 fatty acids? A: You have probably heard of omega-3 and omega-6…

Take These 6 Steps to Reduce Your Stroke Risk

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A stroke is caused by a partial or total interruption of the blood supply to…

Fit Easy, Effective Exercises Into Your Daily Routine

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Even if you don’t make New Year’s resolutions, at this time of year, you probably…

How Long Does It Take to Lower Cholesterol?

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Having healthy levels of cholesterol to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke is…

Harvest the Bounty of Nutrients in Winter Squash

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Need to add some variety to your menus this fall? “Add winter squash to your…

Newsbites: Diabetes Control; Lifespan and salt; genes, lifestyle, and prostate cancer

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Low-Carb Mediterranean Diet Works as Well as Ketogenic Diet for Diabetes Control In a controlled…

Eight Essentials for Heart Health

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For years we were told to “eat well and exercise” to keep our hearts healthy….

Combat Cardiovascular Disease with Exercise

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Regular physical activity is a key element of a healthy lifestyle. Exercising most days of…

Ask the Doctor: September 2022

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Ask Tufts Experts: Activated Charcoal; Oatmeal vs. Oat Bran

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Small Amounts of Physical Activity Can Have Big Benefits

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For ideal health and physical wellbeing, it’s recommended each week adults aim to do a…

Newsbites: Dietary supplements and cancer; avocados and waist circumference; microbial transplant for IBS; genes and Alzheimer’s

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There is No Proof Dietary Supplements Help Prevent CVD or Cancer The U.S. Preventive Services…

What’s Your ASCVD Risk?

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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), commonly referred to as simply cardiovascular disease or heart disease, is…

Ask Tufts Experts: Why We Say “People with Obesity”; Cholesterol and Genes

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“People with obesity” sounds odd to me. Why don’t you just say, “obese people?” Jillian…

Get to Know Shell Beans

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From the familiar navy, pinto, and lima beans to soybeans and heirloom varieties like scarlet…

Ask Tufts Experts: Antioxidant Vitamins; Genetically Engineered Food

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I see lots of ads and Web pages touting the benefits of antioxidant vitamins. Should…

Supplements Aren’t Always Safe

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Most American adults take some kind of dietary supplement every day, according to the National…

Menopause and Your Health

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Many of my patients ask me: “What do I need to focus on or be…

What’s Your Risk of CVD?

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One of the most significant potential health threats women face as we get older is…

Atherosclerosis Treatment: Can You Reverse Plaque Buildup in Your Arteries?

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Atherosclerosis is a clogged artery due to plaque formation. Arteries are the blood vessels that…

Frontline: Hot flashes; Dementia; Enjoyable way to improve health

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Dietary Changes Curb Hot Flashes for Some Women Adding soybeans and removing animal-sourced foods from…

Cut Your LDL Cholesterol with Diet

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The word “cholesterol” usually has a negative connotation, but it’s not all bad. In fact,…

Newsbites: Vitamin D levels; carbs vs. fats; boosting liver health

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Vitamin D Levels Not Associated with COVID-19 Infection While earlier studies had suggested low blood…

Women with Diabetes Have a Higher Risk of Heart Attack Than Men

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Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but research suggests that the…

Heart Arteries Aren’t the Only Ones That May Be Clogged

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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a buildup of plaque within the peripheral arteries in the…

Can You Keep Inflammation at Bay with the Right Diet?

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Inflammation sounds bad, but acute inflammation that results from a cut or a twisted ankle…

Newsbriefs: Reduce inflammatory markers; Type 2 diabetes risk; Whole grains and cardiovascular risk; Skip multivitamins; Omega-3s; Chronic constipation

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Eat Walnuts to Reduce Inflammatory Markers A meta-analysis of 24 randomized controlled trials showed that…

Four Ways to Begin Your Day with a Healthy Breakfast

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Why is breakfast routinely touted as the most important meal of the day? It’s because…

“Mild” Heart Attack: Symptoms and What to Do When It Happens

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What is a “mild heart attack”? You may have heard the expression and wondered exactly…

You Should Know: Pump Up Your Breakfast

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We’ve heard the old adage that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,”…

Special Report: Top 5 Snacking Myths

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People in the U.S. are snacking more than ever before. According to a 2019 survey,…

Make Smart Cheese Choices

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Cheese is rich in protein (at 6 to 8 grams per serving) and calcium (at…

Newsbites: Plant Based Diets; Coffee and Health; Vitamin D and Cholesterol; Alzheimer’s Risk Factors

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Avoiding Animal Products Does Not Ensure a Healthy “Plant-Based” Diet An observational study recently published…