Nutrition Science

Research on diet can help improve brain and heart health.

Science News

The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life's Essential 8
2024 Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Stroke
Implementation of Obesity Science Into Clinical Practice
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2024 Update
Next Generation, Modifiable Cardiometabolic Biomarkers: Mitochondrial Adaptation and Metabolic Resilience

Journals

Gut Microbiota Metabolites Sensed by Host GPR41/43 Protect Against Hypertension
Food Insecurity and Poor Health: Unraveling the Mechanisms, Informing Better Solutions
Effects of a Digital Intervention to Improve DASH and Blood Pressure Among US Adults
Coffee Consumption Correlates With Better Cognitive Performance in Patients With a High Incidence for Stroke
Dietary Inflammatory Index Is Differentially Associated With Cardiometabolic Health After Pregnancy on the Basis of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Exposure

Continuing Education

A shot of the crowd between sessions at #AHA24 in Chicago, Illinois.
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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