Healthy Heart

Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure is Common—and Dangerous

Nearly half of all U.S. adults have high blood pressure. This usually symptomless condition is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke...
Help keep your heart healthy by taking care of your mental and emotional health.

Feelings of Well-Being Associated with Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) stand as the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, so finding ways to lower risk is essential. A team of...

Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Associated with Lower Cancer Risk

Taking care of your cardiovascular health may lower your cancer risk, even if you have a genetic predisposition to certain cancers. A prospective cohort...

Replacing Animal Fats with Plant Fats Associated with Lower Risk of Death

Not all fats are equal when it comes to health. Fats from animals (meat, poultry, fish, dairy, and eggs) are higher in saturated fatty...

Reducing Sodium Intake Lowers High Blood Pressure–You Can Do It!

If you have high blood pressure, you’ve probably been told to decrease your intake of sodium (the major source of which is salt). Some...

Plant Power!

It’s indisputable: plant-based dietary patterns low in ultraprocessed foods are good for health. Unfortunately, nearly all of us could do with a lot more...

Health Benefits of Pumpkin

Pumpkins mark the upcoming fall season with decorative flair on front porches and tabletops as well as in our favorite fall flavors—pumpkin spice has...

Heart Attack 101

Over 800,000 people experience heart attacks every year in the United States. That’s about one every 40 seconds. It’s important to recognize the signs...
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Data Suggest Any Activity is Better Than None for Stroke Prevention

The results of a meta-analysis suggest any amount of physical activity is better than none. The review, which pooled results from 15 studies involving...
Our plates and glasses are full of ultraprocessed foods (like soda, juice drinks, sugar-sweetened artificially colored yogurt, and all manner of refined-carb goodies) that research now shows are clearly bad for our health.

Study Confirms Ultraprocessed Foods are Bad for Health

A recent study reviewed results from 45 pooled analyses on the health impacts of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs). Together, these studies include 9.9 million participants....