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Red Wine Proanthocyanidins and Longevity
Regular, moderate consumption of red wine is linked to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease and to lower overall...
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Red Wine Reduces Fat Intake From a Meal
OBJECTIVES: To elucidate whether the acute consumption of red wine polyphenolic compounds regulates lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in dyslipidemic postmenopausal...
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Low Potassium May Be the Key to Salt Sensitivity
It has been reported that only one-third of normotensive subjects and half of hypertensive patients are salt-sensitive. Many causes of...
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Lack of Potassium Linked to High Blood Pressure
From press release:Consuming too little potassium may be as big a risk factor for high blood pressure as eating too...
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Potassium in Health and Disease
Over 70 years ago, potassium was found to have a natriuretic effect and was used in patients with heart failure....
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Potassium Intake at 1/3 of Evolutionary Intake
Until recently, humans consumed a diet high in potassium. However, with the increasing consumption of processed food, which has potassium...
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The Many Helpful Mechanisms of Niacin
Nicotinic acid (niacin) has long been used for the treatment of lipid disorders and cardiovascular disease. Niacin favorably affects apolipoprotein...
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Niacin Supports Cardio Health in Multiple Ways
Niacin is one of the oldest yet also most diverse lipid lowering agents. As it not only lowers low-density-lipoprotein (LDL)...
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How Niacin Raises HDL Cholesterol
Niacin is an effective agent for raising HDL, but its cellular target sites are largely unknown. We examined effects of...
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