they aren’t a substitute for a healthy diet, says Maya Vadiveloo, RD, chair-elect of the nutrition committee of the American Heart Association’s Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health.

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Research also suggests that vegetarian, low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets can reduce blood pressure, but the DASH diet is backed by the best evidence, the American Heart Association and ...

Johna Burdeos is a registered dietitian with 20 years of experience across healthcare settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, and outpatient nutrition counseling. As a freelance health ...

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More than 600,000 people in the US will have their first stroke this year. The American Stroke Association wants to arm ...

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Adults should also be screened for and educated on the importance of nonmedical factors such as education, financial stability and access to care and healthy food, as well as neighborhood ...