heart health /oss/taxonomy/term/3560/all en The Story Linking Nutrition and Health has Unexpected Twists /oss/article/medical-health-and-nutrition-history/story-linking-nutrition-and-health-has-unexpected-twists <p><em>This article was first published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/the-right-chemistry-nutrition-heart-health-history-tips">The Montreal Gazette.</a></em></p> Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:28:05 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9991 at /oss Intermittent Fasting and the Perils of Fast Facts /oss/article/medical-health-and-nutrition/intermittent-fasting-and-perils-fast-facts <p><em>This article was first published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-intermittent-fasting-and-the-perils-of-fast-facts">The Montreal Gazette</a>.</em></p> <p>Recent headlines proclaimed that <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-intermittent-fasting-versus-other-calorie-counting-diets">intermittent fasting</a> can double your chances of dying from a heart attack. It’s not true though. Understanding why forces us to examine a fundamental feature of statistical randomness.</p> Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9883 at /oss Calcium Deposits in the Arteries Not Always a Worry /oss/article/medical/calcium-deposits-arteries-not-always-worry <p><em>This article was originally posted in the</em> <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-calcium-deposits-in-the-arteries-not-always-a-worry"><em>Montreal Gazette.</em></a></p> <p>Read enough radiology reports and eventually you will find one that mentions calcifications in the heart or the aorta. When it appears in black and white, it sounds worrisome and can generate an emergency referral. But both patients and referring physicians are usually surprised to learn that the finding is not quite as dangerous as it sounds.</p> Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9526 at /oss Is high-level endurance exercise bad for your heart? /oss/article/medical/high-level-endurance-exercise-bad-your-heart <p><em>This article was originally posted in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-is-high-level-endurance-exercise-bad-for-your-heart">Montreal Gazette.</a></em></p> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9444 at /oss Canada's new guidelines are right. Alcohol isn't good for you /oss/article/medical/canadas-new-guidelines-are-right-alcohol-isnt-good-you <p><em>This article was originally posted in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-new-guidelines-reflect-fact-that-alcohol-isnt-good-for-you">Montreal Gazette.</a></em></p> <p>Many people had strong reactions to the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction’s new guidelines for drinking alcohol. For some, alcohol is inextricably linked to their social habits, while others invoked the health benefits of “moderate” alcohol consumption, especially the cardioprotective benefits of red wine.</p> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9370 at /oss Do the holidays cause heart attacks? /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/do-holidays-cause-heart-attacks <p>This article was first published in <a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/artificial-trees-secular-greetings-and-holiday-heart-attacks-some-answers-to-your-christmas-queries/">The Skeptical Inquirer</a></p> Fri, 24 Dec 2021 00:00:07 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 8966 at /oss Is taking a daily Aspirin a good idea? /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/taking-daily-aspirin-good-idea <p>This article was originally published in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/christopher-labos-is-taking-a-daily-aspirin-a-good-idea">Montreal Gazette</a></p> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:15:15 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8909 at /oss How worried should we be about myocarditis? /oss/article/covid-19-health/how-worried-should-we-be-about-myocarditis <p>This article was originally published in the Montreal Gazette</p> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:48:39 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8885 at /oss The "Polypill" and Cardiovascular Disease /oss/article/health/what-polypill <p>The idea of a <a href="https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42567/WHO_MPN_CVD_2002.01.pdf">polypill</a> was first proposed nearly 20 years ago and the idea was a simple one. Make one pill that contained a baby aspirin, a cholesterol medication, and blood pressure pills. Rather than take four different medications, people could take a single pill once a day. The advantages in terms of convenience are obvious and patients are less likely to forget to take a single pill.</p> Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:33:19 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7939 at /oss Holiday Heart Attacks: One More Thing to Worry About /oss/article/health/holiday-heart-attacks-one-more-thing-worry-about <p>A new study in the <a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4811">British Medical Journal</a> might be enough to ruin your Christmas mood because it suggests that the risk of having a heart attack is higher during the holidays and on Christmas Eve in particular.</p> <p>Swedish researchers looked at their national registry, the Swedish Web System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART), and looked for patterns of when people have heart attacks.</p> Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7500 at /oss