Tag: Heart Health

  • Health

    Large alcohol study challenges heart health claims

    A large study challenges the theory that light alcohol consumption benefits heart health.

    3–4 minutes
    Bottles of alcohol.
  • Health

    An unhealthy influencer

    Risk factors for heart health, such as smoking, unhealthy diets and minimal physical activity, may seem personal, but for people who are married or in a domestic partnership, the behavior patterns of one person may be strongly linked to the patterns of the other.

    3–4 minutes
    Couple drinking and smoking.
  • Health

    Protecting the heart with optimism

    Work by HSPH researchers suggests a connection between psychological well-being and a reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events.

    2–3 minutes
  • Health

    Replacing those saturated fats

    In a new study, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health find that replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated ones is likely to help reduce the risk of heart disease.

    3–5 minutes