Nutrition Science

Research on diet can help improve brain and heart health.

Science News

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

Aprocitentan in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Resistant Hypertension
Association Between a Novel Adult Congenital Heart Disease-Specific Patient-Reported Health Status Metric and Objective Clinical Status
Balancing Innovation and Responsibility: Ethical and Privacy Challenges in Stroke Digital Health
Novel Echocardiographic Staging Classification for Cardiac Damage in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation
Will a Conservative Case Selection Strategy Improve Hospital-Level TAVR Performance Metrics?

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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