The American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, has responded to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) released earlier in 2021 by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS). “The new federal dietary guidelines emphasize the importance of healthy eating and… Continue reading Heart Experts: Federal Diet Guidelines Good – With One Exception
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Study: More Money Doesn’t Always Mean Better Heart Health
Being upwardly mobile isn’t always a good thing when it comes to a person’s health, a new study shows. The research appeared in a special spotlight issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association that explored the complex relationships between psychosocial factors and cardiovascular health. To study cardiometabolic health, the analysis focused on metabolic… Continue reading Study: More Money Doesn’t Always Mean Better Heart Health
New Guidelines Expand Definition of High Blood Pressure
Experts are resetting the numbers indicating high blood pressure, and that means that 46 percent of U.S. adults now are identified as having the condition, compared with 32 percent under the previous definition. Those guidelines, released Monday, Nov. 14, by the American Heart Association (AHA), also redefine the condition and provide tactics for doctors to… Continue reading New Guidelines Expand Definition of High Blood Pressure
American Heart Association: Government Needs to Help Fight Obesity
Editor’s note: These remarks, from Nancy Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the American Heart Association, analyze a recent report on obesity in the U.S. — one of our greatest public-health issues – and talks about the need for politicians to get involved. This year’s State of Obesity report from Trust for America’s Health and the… Continue reading American Heart Association: Government Needs to Help Fight Obesity