People who eat too many refined carbs and fatty meats for dinner have a higher risk of heart disease than those who eat a similar diet for breakfast, according to a nationwide study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Cardiovascular diseases like congestive heart failure, heart attack and stroke are the number one cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year.
Eating lots of saturated fat, processed meats and added sugars can raise your cholesterol and increase your risk of heart disease. [Read more…] about People who eat a plant-based dinner could reduce their risk of heart disease by 10 percent
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