Nutrition Science

Research on diet can help improve brain and heart health.

Science News

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2024 Update
Next Generation, Modifiable Cardiometabolic Biomarkers: Mitochondrial Adaptation and Metabolic Resilience
Food Is Medicine
Health Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease
Epidemiology of Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Asian American Adults

Journals

Food Insecurity and Ideal Cardiovascular Health Risk Factors Among US Adolescents
Recommendations for the Use of Dietary Fiber to Improve Blood Pressure Control
Utilizing Quality of Life Adjusted Days Alive and Out of Hospital in Heart Failure Clinical Trials
Gut Microbiota and Blood Metabolites Related to Fiber Intake and Type 2 Diabetes
Iron Status and Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes: A Mendelian Randomization Study in European Adults

Continuing Education

A packed audience applauds a scientific presentation at Scientific Sessions 2023.

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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