Both almonds and pistachios have been found to help you burn fat and reduce your BMI while hazelnuts can
reduce risk of coronary heart disease by increasing healthy HDL cholesterol levels.
In 1982 results came in from the Multiple Risk Factors Intervention Trial, which was designed to
reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by counseling an experimental group to stop smoking, lower their blood pressure and cut back on saturated fat.
If you swim for just 30 minutes every day,
you reduce your risk of coronary heart disease by 30 - 40 %, according the American Heart Association.
People who replaced saturated fat in their diet with polyunsaturated fat (omega 3/6)
reduce their risk of coronary heart disease by 19 percent, compared with control groups of people who do not.
Not exact matches
Referring to the potential
of anti-oxidants to
reduce the
risk of coronary heart disease, he says, it works
by inhibiting the oxidation
of Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL) or «bad» fats.
According to a study
by the British Journal
of Nutrition, cashews contain significant antioxidant levels which have been suggested to
reduce the
risk of cardiovascular and
coronary heart disease.
But clinical trials have not shown that niacin
reduced the
risk of coronary heart disease or the broader cardiovascular
disease specifically
by raising HDL.
The
risk of cardiovascular related illness and death is known to decrease after smoking cessation in patients with
coronary heart disease, 40
reducing dramatically over the first three years, 41 but
reducing the
risk of developing lung cancer after smoking cessation generally takes longer.9 41 This review has found evidence that after lung cancer has been diagnosed, reductions in
risk of developing a second primary or recurrence were associated with quitting within seven years, suggesting that, even at this stage, the prognostic outlook can be improved
by smoking cessation.
By scouring the DNA
of thousands
of patients, researchers have discovered four rare gene mutations that not only lower the levels
of triglycerides but also significantly
reduce a person & rsquo; s
risk of coronary heart disease
In an analysis
of four large prospective studies on the health benefits
of almonds, researchers determined that eating nuts at least 4 times a week
reduced coronary heart disease risk by as much as 37 %.
We reported this to the Food Standards Agency, who have taken action to notify Cow & Gate
of labelling requirements and issued the following statement: In light
of advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on the adverse effects
of trans fats on the
risk of coronary heart disease, the Agency welcomes the voluntary action
by the UK food industry to
reduce the levels
of artificial trans fats in our foods.
A study in the journal Circulation found people with abnormally high level
of lipids, such as cholesterol, in their blood were able to significantly
reduce their
risk factors for
coronary heart disease by snacking on whole almonds (those who snacked on whole - wheat muffins received no such benefit).6
Risk of coronary heart disease is one
of the specific types
of cardiovascular
risks that has been shown to be
reduced by regular intake
of garbanzo beans and other legumes.