Healthy Heart

So-called white-coat hypertension, where blood-pressure readings are higher in the doctors office than elsewhere, may be responsible for more than a third of cases classified as resistant hypertension

Get up off the couch, go for a walk, and youll be less likely to have problems with peripheral artery disease (PAD)

A daily handful of nuts might help some people feel better and control their hunger

Study finds sugar-sweetened beverages increase womens heart risk factors, regardless of weight gain. Women who drink two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may be increasing their cardiovascular risk

Tufts research finds regular yogurt eaters are 31% less likely to develop hypertension.

A lthough folic acid supplementation has proven benefts- most notably, preventing birth defects-hopes it might protect against cardiovascular disease and cancer were disappointed by a major new meta-analysis.

The evidence keeps percolating that coffee might have benefits beyond just helping you wake up in the morning. The latest such finding, from a large Swedish study, links coffee drinking to a reduced risk of stroke in women

Olive-Oil Lovers at Lower Risk of Strokes Akey component of the so-called Mediterranean diet, olive oil may help protect against strokes caused by blocked arteries

To reduce your risk of stroke, really break a sweat. In a new study published in Neurology

Getting more potassium in your diet may help protect you against the most common type of stroke