Independent Effect of 1.5 ounces/day of almonds on lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in mildly hypercholesterolemic adults Claire Berryman, Penn State, University Park, PA
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Subclinical Atherosclerosis:
Analyses from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study Lisa VanWagner, MD, Northwestern Unviersity, Chicago, IL
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A Multimedia Nutrition Education Curriculum Builds Knowledge, Skills and Self-Efficacy for Healthy Eating among School-aged Children Dr. Paula Quatromoni, Boston University, Boston, MA
What’s Good for the Heart is Good for the Mind:
Neurocognitive Function and American Heart Association (AHA) Life’s Simple 7’s: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Dr. Hector Gonzalez, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Less than 1% of Americans have ideal CV health as defined by the American Heart Association.
Prevalence of ideal levels of CV health factors is much higher in children than in adults. The major exceptions are diet and physical activity for which the prevalence of ideal levels in children is similar (physical activity) or worse (diet).
Among children, the prevalence of ideal levels of CV health factors varies from 0 percent for healthy diet to >80 percent for the smoking, blood pressure and fasting glucose metrics. More than 90 percent of U.S. children meet none or only one of the five healthy dietary components.
Among adults, the prevalence of ideal levels of CV health factors varies from 0.3 percent for having at least four of the five components of the healthy diet pattern to up to 76% for never having smoked or being a former smoker who has quit for >12 months.
As of 2010, the CVD death rate decreased 9% compared to 2007 (baseline); stroke decreased 10% over the same period.
REGARDS MI: Racial Disparities in CHD Mortality Download MP3
The Cardiovascular Health Study: A Comparison of Novel and Traditional Risk Factors Download MP3
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Excessive gain in BMI between age 7-16 is Related to CVD in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study Download MP3
Derivation and Validation of a Lifestyle CVD Risk Score for the Prediction of CVD Among Middle-aged Women and Men Download MP3
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