Insulin Resistance Predicts a Variety of Age-related Diseases deewaajuudii 9:57 AM Tidak Ada Tanggapan In the last post, I reviewed a study by Gerald Reaven's group showing that insulin resistance strongly predicts the risk of cardiovascul... Tags : Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome
New Study Strengthens the Case that LDL Causes Heart Disease deewaajuudii 2:00 PM Tidak Ada Tanggapan There is little remaining doubt in the scientific/medical community that high levels of LDL, so-called "bad cholesterol", cause he... Tags : Cardiovascular disease
Is Meat Unhealthy? Part III deewaajuudii 9:57 AM Tidak Ada Tanggapan When we consider the health impacts of eating meat, cardiovascular disease is the first thing that comes to mind. Popular diet advocates of... Tags : Cardiovascular disease, vegetarian
Corrections to the New Review Paper on Dietary Fat and Cardiovascular Risk deewaajuudii 11:36 AM Tidak Ada Tanggapan The meta-analysis by Chowdhury et al. raised quite a furor from certain segments of researchers and the popular media. I find this reaction... Tags : Cardiovascular disease
New Review Paper on Dietary Fat and Heart Disease Risk deewaajuudii 3:16 PM Tidak Ada Tanggapan A new review paper on dietary fatty acids and heart disease risk was just published by Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury and colleagues in the Annals of I... Tags : Cardiovascular disease, diet
Does "Metabolically Healthy Obesity" Exist? deewaajuudii 5:00 AM Tidak Ada Tanggapan Obesity is strongly associated with metabolic alterations and negative health outcomes including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some ... Tags : cancer, Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, disease, metabolic syndrome, overweight
Neuronal Control of Appetite, Metabolism and Weight deewaajuudii 7:00 PM Tidak Ada Tanggapan Last week, I attended a Keystone conference, "Neuronal Control of Appetite, Metabolism and Weight", in Banff. Keystone conference... Tags : Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hyperphagia, overweight
Atherosclerosis in Ancient Mummies Revisited deewaajuudii 7:00 PM Tidak Ada Tanggapan Many of you are already aware of the recent study that examined atherosclerosis in 137 ancient mummies from four different cultures ( 1 ). ... Tags : Cardiovascular disease, disease, diseases of civilization
Does the Mediterranean Diet Reduce Cardiovascular Risk? deewaajuudii 3:34 PM Tidak Ada Tanggapan By now, most of you have probably heard about the recent study on the "Mediterranean diet" ( 1 ), a diet that was designed by diet... Tags : Cardiovascular disease, diet