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Unsalted tomato juice could reduce blood pressure, improve blood cholesterol

Scientists from Tokyo Medical and Dental University found that drinking unsalted tomato juice could help reduce blood pressure and ‘bad’ cholesterol in Japanese adults...

Flavonoid-rich foods could help reduce death risk in heart disease

Scientists from Kyung Hee University in South Korea found that foods high in flavonoids may help reduce heart disease death risk. The research is published...

Diets high in flavonoids could help reduce stroke risk, shows study

Scientists from the University of Western Australia found that flavonoid-rich foods may help reduce stroke risk. Ischemic strokes occur when blood supply is cut off to...

These antioxidants could help reduce the risk of dementia

Scientists from National Institute on Aging found that certain antioxidants in foods may also reduce the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Alzheimer's disease...

Intermittent fasting not better than a traditional low-calorie diet for weight loss

Scientists from the Divisions of Cancer Epidemiology found that intermittent fasting is not better than a traditional low-calorie diet for weight loss and metabolic...

A whole-food plant-based diet could reverse heart failure, study finds

Scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that a whole-food plant-based diet reversed heart failure without medications or surgeries. Angina is chest pain or...

Mediterranean diet could reduce frailty in older people

Scientists from Harvard and Hebrew SeniorLife found that eating a Mediterranean-style diet may prevent frailty. Frailty is a common health problem in older people that...

These foods could improve ‘good cholesterol’ in the body

Scientists from August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute found that eating heart-healthy foods may improve ‘good cholesterol’ function in the body. The research is...

Drinking alcohol could increase high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes

Scientists from the Wake Forest School of Medicine found that drinking alcohol could increase high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes. The research...

Mediterranean diet could improve blood vessel function in heart disease

Scientists from the University of Córdoba found that eating the Mediterranean diet could help improve blood vessel functions in people with heart disease. Endothelial dysfunction...