Periods of extreme heat are directly related to higher rates
of death from cardiovascular disease and heat stroke, particularly among the elderly and low - income communities who tend to be disproportionately affected by the impacts of all types of extreme weather.
My ticker is certainly happy to hear this dog news: according to a recent wide - ranging study done in Sweden, owning a dog is associated with a twenty percent lower risk of death from any cause and a twenty - three percent lower risk
of death from cardiovascular disease.
On Friday, the journal of Scientific Reports released a study by a team of Swedish researchers which indicates that dog owners face a lower risk
of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death.
In a recent study published in the journal Lancet, 135,000 people from 18 countries were followed over the course of 7.5 years to determine how their food choices affected their risk
of death from cardiovascular disease, stroke, and non-cardiovascular disease (1).
Eating processed red meat was associated with a 21 percent increased risk
of death from cardiovascular disease and a 16 percent increased risk of death from cancer.
Research indicates 2:1 intake of potassium to sodium lowers the risk
of death from cardiovascular disease by 50 %.
Many studies suggest that the high content of flavonoids helps to improve the memory and lowers the risk
of death from cardiovascular disease Raspberry Jam With Chia seeds can also be added to sweeten your yoghurt, porridge, or simply be enjoyed on a delicious Sourdough Rye Bread.
A recent 2014 study, for example, found a significant relationship between added sugar consumption and increased risk
of death from cardiovascular disease.
These unsaturated fats reduce inflammation, so consuming them correlates with a lower risk
of death from cardiovascular disease.
- Elderly people with positive attitudes have an over twenty percent reduction in risk
of death from cardiovascular disease and over fifty percent lower risk from all other causes.
Certain types of mutated stem cells accumulated in bone marrow are an accurate predictor
of death from cardiovascular disease within a decade.
When a group of individuals replaced animal fats with omega -6-rich safflower oil, their cholesterol levels decreased, however, the rates
of death from cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease increased significantly as compared to those consuming the animal fats.
A deficiency in vitamin D can not only cause bone problems such as rickets, but also raises the risk
of death from cardiovascular disease.
Among men who had ever smoked, there was an elevated risk
of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer or respiratory diseases in all of the geographic regions in 2004.
For instance, a finding published by researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2009 said that longer lengths of sitting were directly proportional to an increased risk
of death from cardiovascular disease and most causes of death other than cancer.
Since a controversial study in the 1990s reported that linemen have triple the risk
of death from cardiovascular disease compared with other players, researchers have paid particular attention to the health consequences of playing football.
Childless men in the study had a 17 percent higher risk
of death from cardiovascular disease than fathers, the researchers said.
They are also at an increased risk
of death from cardiovascular disease.
Back in the 70's, when the nation was threatened by the rapidly increasing number
of deaths from cardiovascular diseases and science had just uncovered that a diet high in saturated fats and cholesterol poses a serious threat for cardiovascular health, health officials issued dietary advice that entailed consuming less fat.
What they found is that «moderate» coffee drinkers — those who consume three to five cups a day — experienced a lower risk
of deaths from cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, Type 2 diabetes, and suicide.
In fact, according to the Heart Rhythm Society 2004, more than 50 %
of deaths from cardiovascular disease can be blamed on arrhythmia (ventricular fibrillation).
Not exact matches
European researchers found that people who work 11 hours or more every day have 60 % greater risk
of heart attack, angina and
death from cardiovascular disease than those who just work 7 or 8 hours, according to Bloomberg.
These three interventions could potentially ameliorate at least 20 %
of annual global
deaths from treatable
disease (unfortunately we haven't yet figured out
cardiovascular disease): Lower respiratory infection (list item # 3); Diarrhoeal
disease (list item # 1); HIV / AIDS (list item # 2).
February is American Heart Month and with that I'm happy to share that the Hass Avocado Board and the American Heart Association (AHA) have joined efforts in encouraging Americans to eat the daily recommended amounts
of fruits and vegetables to prevent and limit
deaths from cardiovascular diseases, strokes and diabetes.
A diet high in wholegrains and cereal fibre can reduce the risk
of premature
death from chronic
diseases including cancer,
cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
In case you missed it, a recent landmark study published in the peer reviewed International Journal
of Epidemiology found that risk for coronary heart
disease, stroke, total
cardiovascular disease and
death other than
from cancer was reduced with each 200g a day increase in fruit and vegetables up to 800g a day, and 600g a day for cancer.
Fig 3 Sex specific multivariable adjusted spline curves
of relation between milk intake with time to
death from all cancer and
cardiovascular disease (CVD).
having other family members with a «history
of premature
death (sudden or otherwise), or significant disability
from cardiovascular disease in close relative (s) younger than 50 years old or specific knowledge
of the occurrence
of certain conditions (eg, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome, Marfan syndrome, or clinically important arrhythmias)».
New research
from the University
of Copenhagen and Herlev and Gentofte Hospital shows that high vitamin C concentrations in the blood
from the intake
of fruit and vegetables are associated with a reduced risk
of cardiovascular disease and early
death.
That has helped to boost rates
of cardiovascular disease and other health effects
of such air pollution, a problem that combined with the health effects
of air pollution
from industrial coal burning that costs China roughly $ 66 billion dollars per year and causes 760,000 premature
deaths, according to a World Bank report.
Reducing ship sulphur emissions cuts these other global health related impacts, too, avoiding about one - third
of the annual
cardiovascular disease and lung cancer
deaths from shipping air pollution.
But curbing those substances, scientists and activists say, could slow atmospheric warming 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2050 while also increasing crop yields and preventing hundreds
of thousands
of related
deaths from respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases.
Eating five daily portions
of fruit and vegetables is associated with a lower risk
of death from any cause, particularly
from cardiovascular disease, but beyond five portions appears to have no further effect, finds a new study.
A growing number
of epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between sedentary behavior and chronic
diseases including obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome,
cardiovascular disease, cancer, and even
death that is distinct
from those related to a lack
of physical activity.
Higher consumption
of fruit and vegetables was significantly associated with a lower risk
of death from all causes, particularly
from cardiovascular diseases.
In the U.S., one in every four
deaths is a result
of heart
disease, which includes a range
of conditions
from arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, to defects, as well as blood vessel
diseases, more commonly known as
cardiovascular diseases.
Howard County Department
of Fire and Rescue Services data indicate that the cost for one firefighter for one year
of cardiovascular disease - related disability ranges
from $ 250,000 to $ 400,000, with a
cardiovascular disease - related
death benefit
of $ 80,000.
The researchers say that the cost
of prevention, including both traditional risk assessment and imaging, is likely to be substantially less than the cost
of disability or
death from cardiovascular disease.
Childless men were more likely to die
of any cause than were fathers, but this increased risk
of death was almost entirely due to
death from cardiovascular disease, the study showed.
Researchers
from Harvard Chan School and Brigham and Women's Hospital examined the relationship between types
of fats in the participants» diets and overall
deaths among the group during the study period, as well as
deaths due to
cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, neurodegenerative
disease, and respiratory
disease.
The increase in longevity, especially in high - income countries (HICs), has been largely due to the decline in
deaths from cardiovascular disease (stroke and ischaemic heart
disease), mainly because
of simple, cost - effective strategies to reduce tobacco use and high blood pressure, and improved coverage and effectiveness
of health interventions.
A large dietary study
from 18 countries, across 7 geographic regions has found that even relatively moderate intake
of fruit, vegetables and legumes such as beans and lentils may lower a person's risk
of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
death.
The research, which provides an update for 2014 on the burden
of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Europe, shows that
death rates
from CVD (
diseases of the heart and blood vessels) vary enormously.
This was made up
of 1.8 million
deaths from coronary heart
disease, one million
from cerebrovascular
disease (stroke) and 1.2 million
from other
cardiovascular diseases.
The authors speculate that if use
of varenicline had not plummeted by 76 percent following the black box warning in 2009, perhaps 17,000 premature
deaths from cardiovascular disease may have been avoided each year during the last few years.
While
death rates
from the acute phase
of cardiovascular events have decreased, the
disease burden remains high in the increasing number
of survivors, which is especially important for those affected at a young age.
Many U.S. adults consume more added sugar (added in processing or preparing
of foods, not naturally occurring as in fruits and fruit juices) than expert panels recommend for a healthy diet, and consumption
of added sugar was associated with increased risk for
death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.
«Study examines consumption
of added sugar,
death from cardiovascular disease.»
«While we found adolescent exercise to be associated with lowered risk
of death from cancer and
cardiovascular disease as adults, some associations were attenuated after adjusting for adult factors that may influence mortality later in life, such as exercise, diet, body mass index [BMI], socioeconomic status, and a history
of chronic
diseases.
After an average
of 12.9 years
of follow - up, there were 5,282
deaths, including 2,375
from cancer and 1,620
from cardiovascular disease.