Genetic study suggests causal link between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension
Main Points: New genetic research provides compelling evidence that low levels of vitamin D have a causal role in the
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Adults who lose weight at any age could enjoy improved cardiovascular health
Main Point: Weight loss at any age in adulthood is worthwhile because it could yield long-term heart and vascular benefits,
Read moreIntensive insulin provides survival benefit in patients with type 2 diabetes after heart attack
Main Points: Long-term follow-up of the DIGAMI 1 trial – a landmark study of type 2 diabetes in Sweden –
Read moreVitamin D supplements have little effect on risk of falls in older people
Main Points: A new meta-analysis, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, concludes that there is no evidence to suggest that vitamin
Read moreLifestyle interventions such as weight loss and exercise reduce risk of death from cardiovascular diseases in people at risk of diabetes
Main Points: Many research studies have shown that lifestyle interventions, such as exercise programmes or weight loss, in people with
Read moreHealth care professionals should prescribe better sleep to prevent and treat metabolic disorders
Main Points: Evidence increasingly suggests that insufficient or disturbed sleep is associated with metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes
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