Nutrition Science

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2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline
Ultraprocessed Foods and Their Association With Cardiometabolic Health: Evidence, Gaps, and Opportunities
Implementation of Evidence Based Behavioral Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Community Settings
Hypertension and the Gut Microbiome
A Systematic Review of "Food Is Medicine" Randomized Controlled Trials for Noncommunicable Disease in the United States

Journals

Use of Milestones to Guide Discharge After Elective PCI is Safe and Significantly Reduces Length of Stay
Early‐Life Sociodemographic Factors and Cardiovascular Health in Preadolescence Among Low‐Income and Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children
Utility of High‐Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin‐T and N‐Terminal Pro‐B‐Type Natriuretic Peptide to Predict Survival, Quality of Life, and Functional Status Changes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Physical Activity and Favorable Adiposity Genetic Liability Reduce the Risk of Hypertension Among High Body Mass Individuals
Effect of Nocturia and Sleep Quality on Sleep Blood Pressure: The HI-JAMP Study

Continuing Education

The Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health promotes the expansion and exchange of knowledge with the ultimate goal of improving cardiovascular health across the lifespan. The council nurtures basic, clinical, epidemiological, and translational science related to nutrition, lipids, obesity, diabetes, physical activity, and behavioral change.

The CVSN Council accelerates the discovery, interpretation, and application of science to enhance cardiovascular health and treat cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The council helps develop scientific statements and advisories, guide professional education activities, provide scientific expertise, conduct research, translate findings, and promote evidence-based practices in clinical settings.

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