Heart Health

DASH diet is good for your blood pressure, and fruit and vegetable diet may...

The DASH diet was able to lower participants' blood pressure more effectively than the "fruits and vegetables" (F/V) diet

Eating whole grains could help prevent heart disease, death risk

Consuming whole grains, like whole wheat bread, oatmeal, and brown rice, can help protect your heart and overall health.

Mediterranean diet could help reduce heart disease, death risks

Out of the seven named dietary programs, Mediterranean and low-fat dietary programs were found to be the most effective in reducing the risk of all-cause mortality.

This nutrient is especially important for women’s heart health

A new study found that women need to get more potassium in their diets to protect their heart health.

Wild blueberries can benefit your heart and brain

Have you ever heard of blueberries being good for your brain and heart? It turns out that there is evidence to support this idea!

Nuts and seeds may help lower heart disease risk

Researchers found eating a healthy diet that includes nuts and seeds may help lower the risk of heart disease and improve heart health.

Mediterranean diet could help prevent heart disease in women

Scientists from The University of Sydney and elsewhere found that the Mediterranean diet could help prevent heart disease in women.

Vegetarian diets could help lower heart disease risk, but not stroke risk

Scientists from the University of Oslo found that vegetarian diets may help lower the risk of heart disease, but not stroke risk.

Dairy food intake linked to lower death risk in heart disease

Scientists from Nutritional Strategies in Canada found dairy food intake is linked to lower death risk in heart disease, but not in cancer.

Extra virgin olive oil may prevent heart disease in people with chronic kidney disease

Scientists found that extra virgin olive oil may prevent heart disease in people with chronic kidney disease.