Heart Health

Scientists find best time to take vitamins during the day to prevent heart disease

Scientists from Harbin Medical University found the optimal time to take vitamin supplements during the day. Eating time is relevant for our health. For example,...

Meal and snack patterns could affect risks of cancer, heart disease, death

Scientists from Harbin Medical University found that people’s meal and snack patterns could affect their risks of cancer, heart disease, and death. The research is...

How to eat to reduce heart disease death risk if you have diabetes

Scientists from Harbin Medical University found how people with diabetes should eat to reduce their death risk of heart disease. The research is published in...

Vitamin K2 could help reduce heart disease risk, shows study

Scientists from the University of Bergen found that one type of vitamin K (vitamin K2) may help reduce heart disease risk. They showed that vitamin...

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...