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Welcome to issue 12 of the CVD News Brief!
In this News Brief, you can read about data from the Whitehall II study which has demonstrated for the first time that regular physical activity reduces inflammatory markers thereby helping to prevent loss of muscle mass, decline in physical function, and the development of cardiovascular disease in later life.You will also be interested to read that a study recently published in the Lancet shows the impact of a sedentary lifestyle on major non-communicable diseases and how much disease could be averted if people took steps to become more active.
Further, results from the Singapore Chinese Health Study show that increased consumption of fast food among Chinese Singaporeans is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and death due to coronary heart disease.
In addition, a recent study by Toriola and colleagues shows that there is a high prevalence of both underweight and overweight in black children in rural South Africa, measured according to body mass index cut-offs defined by the Centres for Disease Control.
Lastly, this News Brief gives a snapshot of the new items included in the European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice.
We hope you are enjoying reading this News Brief.
Sincerely,
Professor Kathryn A. Taubert
Chief Science Officer, World Heart Federation
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