Hacker News with Generative AI: Cardiovascular Disease

How your mouth could be killing your heart (theconversation.com)
The mouth is often described as a window to overall health – and for good reason. A growing body of research reveals a significant link between poor dental hygiene and cardiovascular disease.

Health, Dentistry, Cardiovascular Disease

44 points by Stratoscope 18 days ago | 6 comments

For real, we may be taking blood pressure readings all wrong (arstechnica.com)
According to the study, published in JAMA Cardiology and led by researchers at Harvard, blood pressure readings measured while lying down were significantly better at indicating risks of cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart failure, and death than were seated blood pressure readings alone.

Health, Medical Research, Cardiovascular Disease

5 points by Brajeshwar 118 days ago | 0 comments

We may be taking blood pressure readings all wrong (arstechnica.com)
According to the study, published in JAMA Cardiology and led by researchers at Harvard, blood pressure readings measured while lying down were significantly better at indicating risks of cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart failure, and death than were seated blood pressure readings alone.

Health, Medicine, Science, Cardiovascular Disease

16 points by belter 119 days ago | 3 comments

Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar beverages (nature.com)
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, an updated and comprehensive assessment of the global burden attributable to SSBs remains scarce.

Health, Nutrition, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Global Health

432 points by tchalla 136 days ago | 384 comments

Added sugar intake and its associations with incidence of cardiovascular disease (frontiersin.org)
The adverse health effects of sugar-sweetened beverage intake are well-established, but the implications of overall added sugar intake remain unclear.

Health, Nutrition, Cardiovascular Disease, Sugar

151 points by gnabgib 165 days ago | 168 comments

Reducing salt 1g daily in China could prevent ~9M cardiovascular events by 2030 (nutrition.bmj.com)
Reducing daily salt intake in China by 1 g could prevent almost 9 million cardiovascular events by 2030: a modelling study

Public Health, Nutrition, Cardiovascular Disease, China, Modeling

24 points by gnabgib 209 days ago | 22 comments

Implications of ultra-processed plant origin foods on cardiovascular risk (thelancet.com)

Health, Nutrition, Cardiovascular Disease, Plant-Based Diets

42 points by greenyoda 346 days ago | 45 comments

PFAS increase likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, study shows (theguardian.com)

Health, Science, Cardiovascular Disease, Environmental Health, PFAS

10 points by peutetre 387 days ago | 0 comments