Sugary drinks, fruit juices linked to higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among boys

The researchers also found that eating fresh fruit in childhood and adolescence was not associated with an increase or reduction in markers for Type 2 diabetes risk

21-Mar-2024 - A small, long-term study of almost 500 children in Massachusetts has found that regularly drinking sugary drinks and 100%fruitjuices during childhood and adolescence may be linked to a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among boys than girls, according to preliminary research to be ...

Sweetened drinks linked to atrial fibrillation risk

Drinking sugar- or artificially sweetened beverages was associated with increased risk of irregular heart rhythms, finds a study in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

07-Mar-2024 - Adults who reported drinking two liters (about 67 ounces) or more of sugar- or artificially sweetened drinks per week had a higher risk of an irregular heart rhythm known asatrial fibrillationcompared with adults who drank fewer suchbeverages, according to new research published today ...

Is Living in a “Food Swamp” Increasing Stroke Risk in Older Adults?

Living in “food swamps” – areas with a higher density of fast food and junk food options rather than healthy food options – may increase stroke risk among those ages 50 years-old and older

07-Feb-2023 - Adults ages 50 and older who lived near dense fast food and unhealthy food environments known as “food swamps” had a higher risk ofstrokecompared to those who lived in areas with fewer retail and fast food choices, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke ...

What if sodium in packaged foods was reduced for an entire continent?

A new study in the journal Hypertension speculates on the health impact of less salt in Australia’s packaged foods

11-Jan-2023 - Reformulating packaged foods in Australia to contain less sodium might save about 1,700 lives per year and prevent nearly 7,000 annual diagnoses of heart disease, kidney disease and stomach cancer, according to new research published today inHypertension, an American Heart Association ...

Policy recommendations offer strategies to close ‘significant gaps’ in nutrition security

New American Heart Association policy roadmap addresses inequities in nutrition, aims to ensure everyone can eat healthy.

11-May-2022 - What we eat and drink across our lifespan greatly impacts our heart and brain health. The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives for all, today published a new statement outlining policy solutions to promote equity in ...

Eating protein from a greater variety of sources may lower risk of high blood pressure

14-Mar-2022 - Eating a balanced diet including protein from a greater variety of sources may help adults lower the risk of developing high blood pressure, according to new research published today inHypertension, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. Nearly half of the U.S. population ...

Vegetable fat may decrease stroke risk, while animal fat increases it

09-Nov-2021 - Eating higher total amounts of red meat, processed red meat and non-dairy animal fat increased the risk of stroke, while consuming more vegetable fat or polyunsaturated fat lowered it, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’sScientific Sessions 2021. ...