Mar 29, 2026Nutrition

Tart Cherry and Heart Health: What Trials Actually Show

Tart cherry juice reaches the bloodstream, but 10 RCTs and a three-month trial find no meaningful benefit for blood pressure, lipids, or insulin.

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Mar 26, 2026Nutrition

Statin vs. Supplements: What the SPORT Trial Actually Found

A direct trial compared rosuvastatin with fish oil, garlic, turmeric, cinnamon, plant sterols, and red yeast rice for LDL cholesterol lowering.

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Mar 26, 2026Physical Activity

Exercise for Cholesterol: Why Age Changes the Best Mix

Combined training leads for most adults, but aerobic exercise may match it after 60. Here's what meta-analyses say about lipids, dose, HIIT, and diabetes.

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Mar 26, 2026Physical Activity

Exercise Lowers Blood Pressure Before It Changes Cholesterol

For sedentary adults, 30–40 minutes of exercise can lower blood pressure while leaving LDL and triglycerides unchanged. What the evidence says.

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Mar 25, 2026Nutrition

Exercise Plus Vitamin D in Type 2 Diabetes: Synergy?

Does vitamin D make exercise work better for type 2 diabetes? A new meta-analysis finds narrower gains for HbA1c, glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides.

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Mar 18, 2026Nutrition

Ketogenic Diet for Cancer: What Clinical Trials Actually Show

Can keto help treat cancer? Review the randomized trials, safety concerns, and why no MCT dose for therapeutic ketosis is proven in cancer patients.

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Mar 14, 2026Nutrition

Mediterranean vs. Low-Fat Diet: The CVD Evidence Is Messier

Mediterranean diets improve several heart-risk markers more than low-fat diets, but a 7-year trial found similar event benefits with strong adherence.

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Mar 14, 2026Nutrition

Plant Protein vs. Processing: What the Heart Data Show

Does swapping dairy for soy improve heart health, or does processing matter more? A small crossover trial offers clues—and major limits.

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Mar 12, 2026Nutrition

Olive Polyphenol Extracts and Blood Pressure: What an RCT Found

An 8-week olive polyphenol trial found no blood-pressure edge over placebo. Antioxidant biomarkers improved elsewhere—but does that help the heart?

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Feb 24, 2026Nutrition

Probiotic Hype vs. Reality: What Four New Studies Actually Prove

Four probiotic studies are being hyped as precision longevity medicine. The truth: monkeys, chickens, and zero human trials. Here's what the research really shows.

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