Sentences with phrase «shortened by heart disease»

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Previous work published by Samani has linked telomere shortening with heart disease, suggesting that biological age may be more relevant to age - related diseases than chronological age.

This disease shortens lives by almost nine years, on average, and wrecks quality of life by increasing your risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, infections, blindness, amputations and depression, just to name a few.

He's concerned about this link, since a great deal of research has shown that people with major mental disorders tend to have a life expectancy that's shortened by 25 to 30 years, often due to premature heart disease (diabetes can raise the risk of heart attack and stroke).

Highly saturated tropical oils do not contribute to heart disease but have nourished healthy populations for millennia.72 It is a shame we do not use these oils for cooking and baking — the bad rap they have received is the result of intense lobbying by the domestic vegetable oil industry.73 Red palm oil has a strong taste that most will find disagreeable — although it is used extensively throughout Africa — but clarified palm oil, which is tasteless and white in color, was formerly used as shortening and in the production of commercial French fries, while coconut oil was used in cookies, crackers and pastries.

It can also shorten a pet's life span by contributing to heart, liver, and kidney disease.