greater risk for heart disease
For years, we heard about how fat is the cause of clogged arteries and heart disease – but is sugar the real culprit? Read on and discover how sugar may be more damaging to your heart and blood vessels than fat – and why you should cut back on sugar in all its forms.
Can you be markedly overweight or obese and metabolically healthy? That’s what some research suggests. Now a new study casts doubt on this theory. Find out why metabolically healthy and obese may not be compatible and why obesity increases the risk for health problems like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
You hear so much about cholesterol and the role it plays in heart disease but there’s growing evidence that inflammation may the underlying fire that fuels heart disease. Find out more about the role inflammation plays in heart disease and why a high cholesterol level isn’t the full story.
Sugar certainly does nothing good for your waistline, but it also has undesirable effects on other aspects of your health. Find out how sugar raises your risk for heart disease and premature aging and how you can reduce the impact of sugar on your health.
You’ve probably heard that red meat is heart unhealthy because of the saturated fat it contains. Now new research has identified another compound in red meat that could be partially to blame – carnitine and bacteria in your intestines. Find out more about this interesting discovery.
