strongly with insulin resistance. Excess upper body fat can accumulate either
intraperitoneally (visceral fat) or subcutaneously. Many investigators claim that excess�…

Recently, dietary pattern analysis has emerged as an alternative and complementary
approach to examining the relationship between diet and the risk of chronic diseases�…

Since publication of its First Edition in 1981, Exercise Physiology has helped more than
350,000 students build a solid foundation of the scientific principles underlying modern�…

Recommendations about therapy for hypertension are here preceded by some
considerations on the strength of available evidence on the benefits associated with�…

Since the first AHA Science Advisory “Fish Consumption, Fish Oil, Lipids, and Coronary
Heart Disease,” 1 important new findings, including evidence from randomized controlled�…

There is growing awareness that the profound changes in the environment (eg, in diet and
other lifestyle conditions) that began with the introduction of agriculture and animal�…

Background Trials comparing the effectiveness and safety of weight-loss diets are frequently
limited by short follow-up times and high dropout rates. Methods In this 2-year trial, we�…

Improving diet and lifestyle is a critical component of the American Heart Association's
strategy for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in the general population. This document�…

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reduce risk of cardiovascular disease; however, the role of diet in the etiology of the�…

Defining new approaches for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis is an important
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