The first DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) study was published in 1997. And it’s still the bedrock of today’s advice from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology,…
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Most people know that calcium is good for bones, fiber is good for constipation, and iron is good for blood, to name a few. But once you go beyond the basics, the picture gets murky.
Here’s a healthy food quiz (questions and answers included) to see how well you know which foods or nutrients can prevent or promote which diseases.
Feel free to cheat. The questions aren’t really a test of how well you read (and remember) every issue of Nutrition Action. They’re just a sneaky way to get you to look at the answers, which contain a wealth of information on how your diet affects your health.
Blueberries may help lower blood pressure and make arteries more flexible. Researchers randomly assigned 48 postmenopausal women with prehypertension or hypertension (high blood pressure) to eat a daily dose of…
“Mediterranean diet fights heart disease,” announced ABC News. “Mediterranean diet cuts risk of stroke,” said USA Today. “Mediterranean diet over low fat? Well, at least it’s more fun,” quipped the Los Angeles Times. A study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine set off a media frenzy in February. Its findings were striking, but the press reports may have misled many. Here’s what the study actually found…and how it should (or shouldn’t) alter what you eat.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical found in the inner coating of cans and in some plastic bottles. Some studies find higher blood levels of BPA in people who have…
Nearly everyone gets headaches. Yet no one knows how to prevent them. A new study suggest that cutting back on salt may help. [text_ad] Researchers analyzed data from the 2001…
Doctors consider prescribing drugs when your blood pressure is high—that is, it’s at least 140 over 90. But it’s a threat to your blood vessels before it crosses that line.…
“An optimal blood pressure is less than 115 systolic over 75 diastolic,” says Norm Campbell, professor of medicine, community health sciences, and physiology and pharmacology at the University of Calgary…
“For certain individuals who are salt sensitive, excessive consumption of sodium can increase blood pressure,” says the Salt Institute, which represents the salt industry. Certain individuals? [ST] “Some people react…
If you conjure up visions of pizza, lasagna, fettuccine alfredo, or gyros, think again. [HD] And it’s not what people in the Mediterranean eat today. “If you go to Italy,…