Featured Review: Taxation of the fat content of foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes
ConclusionsWe did not find enough reliable evidence to find out whether a tax on the fat content of foods resulted in people eating less fat, or less saturated fat.We did not find any evidence about how a tax on the fat content of foods affected obesity or overweight.The results of our review will change when further evidence becomes available.Discussing the findings of this review, lead author Stefan Lhachimi said, “A tax on saturated fats could be in principle a good approach to reduce the consumption of so-called junk foods, a group of food products which is fiendishly tricky to define in legal terms. By taxing a main...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - September 7, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Rachel Klabunde Source Type: news
Plasmin could be the link between COVID-19 comorbidities and serious illness
(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Why is the COVID-19 virus more dangerous in people with comorbidities? Literature analysis shows that comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular illness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney dysfunction all feature elevated levels of the extracellular protease plasmin. Plasmin is able to nick proteins sequences called furin sites. For many viruses, this nicking increases viral infectivity, including SARS and MERS -- the two virulent coronaviruses that are related to the COVID-19 virus. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 2, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
High blood pressure: The best diet to lower your blood pressure reading
HIGH blood pressure is a health risk, increasing your chances of coronary heart disease. However, you have the power to adjust your lifestyle in order to lower your blood pressure readings - starting with your diet. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Factor V Leiden Does Not Increase Atherothrombotic Risk Factor V Leiden Does Not Increase Atherothrombotic Risk
Being positive for factor V Leiden (FVL) does not increase the risk of atherothrombotic events and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), according to the GENIUS-CHD consortium.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Best supplements for the heart - the cheap capsules to avoid deadly heart disease
SUPPLEMENTS could be used to improve the health of your heart, as well as to protect against heart disease symptoms and signs. Add these cheap garlic capsules to your diet to lower your risk of high cholesterol. Should you consider speaking to a doctor about coronary heart disease? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bacterial Infections Increase Coronary Heart Disease Risk in T1DM
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2020 -- Bacterial infections are associated with an increased risk for incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in individuals with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in the Journal of Internal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 12, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Antibiotics linked to higher heart disease risk in individuals with type 1 diabetes
(Wiley) Results from a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine suggest that bacterial infections may elevate the risk of coronary heart disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Heart attack: Eating this sweet treat once a week may reduce risk of the deadly condition
A HEART ATTACK is primarily caused by coronary heart disease - when the arteries that supply blood to the heart became clogged with cholesterol. However, eating one sweet treat could reduce the risk of developing the deadly condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MPs urge backing for UK medical research fund
Life Sciences-Charity Partnership Fund aims to reverse impact of Covid-19 on study into biggest killersAt least 50 cross-party MPs are calling on the government to back a UK medical research fund they say will reverse the devastating impact of Covid-19 on research into the UK ’s biggest killers, including dementia, coronary heart disease and cancer.The Life Sciences-Charity Partnership Fund, developed by the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), has the support of politicians including Labour ’s Hilary Benn, Ed Davey from the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives’ Sir Roger Gale. They are asking the gov...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 19, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Amelia Hill Tags: Medical research Cancer research Science Coronavirus outbreak Dementia Health policy Politics Society Infectious diseases UK news Source Type: news
Non-invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected CHD: search reveals informative evidence
(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) Non-invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected CHD: search reveals informative evidence Informative study results are available on diagnostic procedures using computed tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for suspected coronary heart disease (CHD). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Premature Births Tied to Heart Risks in Mothers
Women who delivered prematurely had a decades-long increased risk of coronary heart disease. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Women and Girls Premature Babies Heart Source Type: news
Stressful Life Events May Up CHD Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
Findings for coronary heart disease risk seen in large study of postmenopausal women with T2DM (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - June 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Stressful Life Events May Up CHD Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
TUESDAY, June 16, 2020 -- Higher levels of stressful life events are associated with a higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) among postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online June 4 in Diabetes... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 16, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Heart attack warning - a feeling in your throat could signal your risk of the condition
HEART attacks can be life-threatening, so being aware of symptoms and risk factors for the condition developing is very important. The leading cause of heart attacks is coronary heart disease, and a certain feeling in your neck could signal your risk of the condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heart attack: The simple exercise found to lower the risk of the deadly condition
HEART ATTACKS can prove life threatening, and one of the leading causes is coronary heart disease. So what can you do to prevent heart disease and lower the risk of a heart attack developing? A new study has suggested a simple exercise. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
