Word: cardiovascular
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...case some of the plaques start to shrink, almost imperceptibly at first, as the fatty material in its core migrates back into the bloodstream. Blood begins flowing more smoothly through the rejuvenated artery, and two years later, only 50% of the passage is blocked. The seemingly inexorable advance of cardiovascular disease has been reversed, and as the plaque continues to shrink, the risk of a heart attack has largely passed...
...Ornish believes these studies, unlike his, did not deal with other factors that he believes contribute greatly to cardiovascular disease: stress and an individual's "sense of isolation." His trial was small, involving only 41 San Francisco Bay area men with heart disease. The 19 participants in his control group were to follow their doctors' recommendations; for the 22 others in the experimental group, however, he ordered a strict, exacting regimen...
Each year Americans consume millions of pounds of French fries at fast-food outlets. While the potatoes are innocent enough, the leading chains have traditionally deep fried them in oil that contains beef tallow. That substance contains cholesterol and saturated fat, both considered archenemies of the cardiovascular system. Phil Sokolof of Omaha, a wealthy businessman and health-food zealot, has been leading a public campaign to urge the franchises to stop using saturated fat to cook their fries...
...maximum force with which the heart expels blood; the 90 indicates diastolic pressure, the strength of blood flow between beats.) But in this study of nearly 1,000 patients, the researchers found that even people with a mean blood pressure of 130/94 already showed the warning signs of cardiovascular problems. The muscle in their hearts had become less elastic, and failed to relax completely between contractions...