Mediterranean Eating Pattern News Today

With obesity, diabetes, and heart disease rapidly growing among communities of color, we need to do everything we can to help people sustain healthy eating habits. It’ll take more nuance than a Westernized one-size-fits-all diet.

It’s rooted in the traditional habits of people in countries that border the Mediterranean Sea, where rates of heart disease tend to be lower and life expectancies after 45 have been among the highest in the world.

The benefits of Mediterranean-style eating are clear. But if youre just testing the waters of heart-healthy eating, the specifics of such a diet can get a little murky.

By American Heart Association If you know anything about healthy eating, you've probably heard that the benefits of ...

If you know anything about healthy eating, youve probably heard that the benefits of...

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health

The US population is well below optimal levels of cardiovascular health, according to the first study of the AHAs new Lifes Essential 8 CV health checklist, now updated to include sleep.

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8-;Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

Nightly sleep duration has been added to the seven original metrics used to define optimal cardiovascular health.