Lipids & Metabolic: Eating chocolate linked to a lower risk of CAD | Healthy older patients see benefits from statin use

Two separate research teams have highlighted the benefits of limiting meat consumption and adopting a plant-based diet. 

Eating chocolate—in moderation, of course—is associated with a reduced risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to new findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Statin use can lower an older patient’s risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study of more than 325,000 U.S. veterans.

Obesity is “causally related” to numerous conditions, and those associations all seem relevant as healthcare providers consider how patients could be affected by this ongoing pandemic.

Patients diagnosed with familiar hypercholesterolemia should work to lower carbohydrates, not saturated fats, according to a new study published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Statin use may help healthy older patients avoid physical disability and cardiovascular disease, according to new data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The study included data from nearly 14,000 COVID-19 patients.

The FDA has provided new information about the metformin recall first announced in May.