Is fat from dairy like butter and cheese decreasing or increasing cardiovascular risk?

Is fat from dairy like butter and cheese decreasing or increasing cardiovascular risk?

 Fat from butter and cheese is mainly saturated fat. We used to be warned about saturated fat and it was recommended to reduce the intake of saturated fat because it increased the risk of cardiovascular disease. Now many are recommending to eat saturated fat claiming it is healthy, and that...
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This was found to be the most important risk factor for atherosclerosis.

This was found to be the most important risk factor for atherosclerosis.

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If you don’t get enough of this mineral it could increase your risk for cardiovascular disease.

If you don’t get enough of this mineral it could increase your risk for cardiovascular disease.

A lot of people may think that they need to completely change their life style to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease, and theydon’t want to do that. If you have an unhealthy lifestyle, I would absolutely recommend that you make changes, but sometimes you can actually reduce your risk...
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What nutritional supplements can you take to support healthy endothelium function?

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More on salt, how much do you need?

Salt and rosemary This research is interesting because it measured sodium and potassium excretion and examined the association between major cardiovascular events and death(O’Donnell M et al. 2014).Urine samples from 101,945 persons in 17 countries were included in the study with a follow up time of an average 3.7 years....
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Reduce your cardiovascular risk with the right fat.

Common opinion goes like this: fat creates heart disease. New research is questioning that assumption and proving the opposite, that fat can be heart protective. The research reviewed is one of these studies. 7447 participants were assigned to one of three diets: A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil...
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