Cardiac patients should be careful about diet, say docs

13th December, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

LUDHIANA: As the mercury dips, making weak hearts even more vulnerable to disorders, it is time for cardiac patients to spend more time indoors and cut down on exposure to cold. What to eat is important- in case of cardiac patients, eating just the right kind of foods makes the heart healthier. The main problem faced by » Read More

Weight loss improves cardiac function

13th December, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments

The obese who lost some weight by eating less and exercising more bettered their cardiovascular health, says a new study. The results of this two-year study showed that weight loss led to improvement in four key measures of heart and vascular health. They included decreased thickness of heart muscle, improved pumping and relaxation functions of » Read More