Link between heart health and obesity in children
Childhood obesity linked to poor heart health signs at 11-12 years. Toddlers who were obese or overweight show concerning signs of cardiovascular disease at 11-12 years...
Tag: cholesterol
Diet and activity reduces cholesterol in kids
New study shows that dietary and physical activity intervention reduces LDL cholesterol level in children. An individualised and family-based physical activity and dietary intervention reduced...
Cold water swimming isn’t just for New Year
If you were one of the thousands who started New Year with a dip in the chilly waters of the sea or in the Serpentine...
Christmas feasting a heart attack risk
We all like to over indulge at Christmas and most of us can get away with feasting on delicious turkey, mince pies, brandy cream and...
Statins reduce deaths from heart disease
Statins reduce deaths from coronary heart disease by 28 per cent in men, according to the longest-ever study focusing on men with high levels of...
Your Health: Familial Hypercholesterolemia with Stanford Cardiologist Joshua Knowles, MD, PhD
Stanford cardiologist Joshua Knowles, MD, explains familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetically inherited disease that causes the body's inability to clear high levels of cholesterol from the...
Cholesterol levels like a new-born baby
New therapies now exist that can lower bad cholesterol levels to those of a 'new born baby', but up until now there has been conflicting...
What’s so super about avocados?
The avocado rose, delicious served on toast with a screw of black pepper and lemon juice, is the latest and prettiest way to eat one the...
One Minute Medical School: Herd Immunity
Dr. Rob Tarzwell, a Clinical Assistant Professor on the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia recently co-authored the largest functional brain imaging...
Free speech vital in statin debate
I recently returned from a whistle-stop tour of Australia where I gave a series of public lectures arguing that excess sugar consumption leads to chronic...
