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Plant-based diet = healthy?

September 5, 2017 Andrew To
The Midnight Baker @ Dominion Road, Mount Eden

The Midnight Baker @ Dominion Road, Mount Eden

Many believed that simply avoiding meat would constitute a healthy diet.   A recent study from the Harvard School of Public health suggests otherwise.  Plant-based diet must be of “high quality”, in order to reduce coronary heart disease risk.

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In Diet, Coronary artery disease Tags diet, Coronary artery disease, Cholesterol, Calories

Are cardiologists obsessed with statins?

September 4, 2016 Andrew To

Cardiologists know of the beneficial effect of statins, the main class of medications to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks.  Much of the evidence has been from randomized controlled trials over the last 10-20 years, where patients treated with statins were less likely to have a heart attack compared with those who were not.

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In Cardiac drugs Tags Cholesterol, Coronary artery disease

Coronary artery disease

August 30, 2015 Andrew To
Source - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/heartattack/

Source - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/heartattack/

Coronary artery disease results from the narrowing of the internal diameter of the coronary arteries. The process is called atherosclerosis. This limits the blood supply to heart, so that oxygen supply cannot match the oxygen demand of the heart. 

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In Coronary artery disease Tags Myocardial infarction, Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis, Heart Attack

Atherosclerosis

August 30, 2015 Andrew To
Image courtesy of NHLBI

Image courtesy of NHLBI

Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of coronary artery disease. This results from the build up of fatty deposits inside the arterial wall over many years. Endothelial inflammation and injury, as well as the plaque buildup with lipids, macrophages, foam cells and collagen play an important part of this process.

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In Coronary artery disease Tags Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis, Heart Attack, Myocardial infarction

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