There is considerable evidence that cocoa can provide powerful health benefits, being especially
protective against cardiovascular disease.
This review provides strong evidence that whole grains are
protective against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and all - cause mortality.
Broadly speaking, the study showed that consumption of raw vegetables was more
protective against cardiovascular disease than cooked vegetables.
However, heavy smokers tend to have more adverse cardiovascular risk factors than light smokers (such as higher body mass index and central adiposity and poorer diet).858687 Therefore, light smokers should have characteristics that are more
protective against cardiovascular disease, compared with heavier smokers.
Professor Taborsky concluded: «Our current study shows that the combination of moderate wine drinking plus regular exercise improves markers of atherosclerosis, suggesting that this combination is
protective against cardiovascular disease.»
Drinking red wine is widely regarded as
protective against cardiovascular disease.
Not exact matches
Eating butter has no effect on raising
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and may even have
protective effects
against diabetes, according to a review.
«Population studies have consistently supported a
protective role of nuts
against cardiometabolic disorders such as
cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, and we know that inflammation is a key process in the development of these
diseases,» said corresponding author Ying Bao, MD, ScD, an epidemiologist in BWH's Channing Division of Network Medicine.
Furthermore, exercise is a
protective factor
against many chronic
diseases, such as
cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, coronary artery
disease, and high blood pressure.
«Population studies have consistently supported a
protective role of nuts
against cardiometabolic disorders such as
cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, and we know that inflammation is a key process in the development of these
diseases,» said corresponding author Ying Bao, MD, ScD, an epidemiologist in BWH's Channing Division of Network Medicine.
They are a rich source of vitamins and minerals and exert a
protective effect
against cardiovascular diseases.
«Pets in general seem to have a
protective effect
against cardiovascular disease,» said Edgar Kenton, M.D., of Emory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta and a discussant at the presentation.