Heart Health

Omega-3 fatty acids and heart health: What you need to know

Omega-3 fatty acids (also called omega-3 fats and n-3 fats) are essential fats—the body can’t make them from scratch but must get them from food. Foods high...

Diet high in sodium and low in potassium may increase heart disease risk

Scientists from the University of Calgary found that too much sodium and too little potassium intake in daily diet may increase heart disease risk. The...

High vitamin K may help protect heart health in women, study finds

Scientists from Amsterdam UMC-location VUmc found that high vitamin K level is linked to better heart health in women. Vitamin K helps to make various...

Cutting 1 gram salt from daily meals could prevent 9 million heart attack, stroke...

In a study from the Queen Mary University of London, scientists found that a cut of just 1 gram in daily salt intake could...

How vitamin K helps protect the heart, reduce blood clots and death risk

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that comes in two forms. The main type is called phylloquinone, found in green leafy vegetables like collard greens,...

Blueberries protect heart health in people with metabolic syndrome

Scientists from the University of East Anglia found that eating one cup of blueberries every day could help reduce heart disease risk in people...

Multivitamin supplements do not improve heart health, scientists find

Scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that taking multivitamins and mineral supplements does not prevent heart attacks, strokes, or heart death. Heart...

Vitamin and mineral supplements do not prevent heart disease, cancer, shows Harvard study

Scientists from Harvard University found vitamin and mineral supplements do not prevent heart disease, cancer, or death. The research was published in JAMA and conducted by...

Garlic could help lower high blood pressure, protect artery health

Scientists from the National Institute of Integrative Medicine in Australia found that garlic could help lower blood pressure, improve gut health, and reduce artery...

How healthy and unhealthy plant-based diets could affect your heart disease risk

Scientists from Harvard University found that eating healthy plant-based diets is linked to a lower heart disease risk, while eating an unhealthy plant-based diet...