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Healthy lifestyles are inversely associated with the risk of noncommunicable diseases, which are leading causes of death. However, few studies have used longitudinal data to assess the impact of changing lifestyle behaviours on all-cause and cancer..

A study from the Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, from the Ariel University, Israel, has provided new insight on the interaction between genetics and lifestyle in obesity.

High blood pressure is one of the most widely prevalent and potent causes of ischemic heart disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease, as well as premature death worldwide.

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease. A high blood pressure seems to be consistently related to unhealthy lifestyles and diet changes are recommended for the prevention and treatment of...

Many large-scale observational epidemiological studies with a long follow up period of their participants support a reduced all-cause mortality risk among those who adhere more strongly to the Mediterranean Diet (Med Diet).

Swiss researchers have developed a gel from whey proteins that can break down alcohol quickly into acetic acid before it enters the bloodstream and without its intoxicating and harmful effects.

A new study re-evaluated the association between the consumption of alcoholic beverages and ischemic heart disease (Nature Communications on 14 May 2024).

Scientific evidence during the last decades has shown that adhering to a healthy lifestyle is related to a lower premature mortality and a longer life expectancy. The Mediterranean lifestyle index was developed to assess the adherence to a...