heart disease
Here’s Another Reason You Might Want to Quit Diet Soda
The health risks (Alzheimer's?!) may not be worth the calorie savings.
Almost No Processed Foods Are on Track to Meet Salt Reduction Targets
Campaign group Consensus Action on Salt and Health says that only one in 28 foods will meet targets set by Public Health England by the end of the year.
Scientists Have Good News for Anyone Who Likes Cheese
It might not clog your arteries as much as we thought!
You're Eating Too Much Bacon, Not Enough Nuts, Study Says
An absence of good food can be just as bad (and deadly) as too much bad food.
Software Can Now Predict If Some Patients Will Die Within a Year
The guesses were 20 percent more accurate than those made by physicians.
Hot Red Chili Peppers Are Associated With Living Longer, Study Suggests
The biggest effect was seen in heart disease and stroke.
Scientists Are Furious Over Canada’s Bizarre Ban on Importing Zebrafish
Research into Alzheimer’s, blindness, heart disease, and arthritis has been killed.
We’re All Guinea Pigs in a Failed Decades-Long Diet Experiment
"The change in dietary advice to promote low-fat foods is perhaps the biggest mistake in modern medical history."
The Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Downplay Sugar’s Health Risks
A report from the University of California, San Francisco suggests that researchers were lobbied by the sugar industry in the 1960s, allegedly to whitewash the link between sugar and heart disease.
Why Scientists Say You Shouldn’t Eat Dinner After 7 PM
A study by cardiologists at Dokuz Eylül University in Turkey found that eating dinner within two hours of going to bed could increase the risk of heart attacks.
Thanks For Reminding Me My Loneliness Will Kill Me, Every Media Outlet Ever!
Really psyched about dying of a heart attack while crying under my electric blanket.
A Hospital Is Changing Its Menu After Administrators Ate the Food for a Week
There’s an ongoing debate in health: can hospital food be both tasty and healthy?