Childhood obesity continues to grow in prevalence. Authors of a new study evaluated the factors that affect the success of weight management among children who visited an obesity management clinic.
Although rates of CVD-related mortality in high-income countries has declined significantly over the past 50 years, recent evidence has suggested that these declines may be slowing.
Researchers analyzed the results of the multisite KEEPS trial to determine the effect of different hormone therapies on heart fat and coronary artery calcification progression among women who recently...
In a recent study, researchers sought to explore the effects of supplementation and dietary interventions on mortality or cardiovascular disease outcomes in adults.
The American Academy of Pediatrics released a new set of guidelines on pediatric blood pressure in 2017. Researchers compared the ability of the 2017 guidelines to predict CVD outcomes in adulthood with the...
An increasing number of Americans are smoking tobacco using a water pipe. The American Heart Association has released a report of the cardiovascular effects of short- and long-term water pipe smoking that...
Certain plant-based diets may have beneficial effects on total and CVD mortality risks, according to new evidence presented at AHA’s EPI Lifestyle 2019 Scientific Sessions.
