Herbs and dietary supplements can have significant physiological effects. Garlic (Allium
sativum) has shown beneficial lipid effects in a majority of trials; dried garlic preparations are …

There are hundreds of foods, nutrients, herbs, and botanicals that have “bioactive”
constituents with potential human health benefits. Three of these are discussed in this …

Fish consumption has been shown to influence epidemiology of heart disease, and garlic
has been shown to influence triglyceride levels. This study was undertaken to evaluate the …

Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and
there is considerable interest in the role of dietary constituents and supplements in the …

Epidemiological studies, and some clinical trials, demonstrate that a proper diet reduces the
rate of occurrence of cardiovascular disorders. Several in vitro studies suggest that some …

The evidence that limiting dietary saturated fat and cholesterol will lower LDL cholesterol
and contribute to the reduction in risk of cardiovascular disease is adequate for sound …

Natural products including botanicals for both therapy of clinical manifestations of
atherosclerosis and reduction of atherosclerosis risk factors are topics of recent patents …

Summary The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet and Therapeutic Lifestyle
Changes Diet are effective in decreasing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality risk, and …

1. Background A 1999 autopsy study of young adults in the US between the ages of 17 and
34 years of who died from accidents, suicides, and homicides confirmed that coronary artery …

Fish consumption and fish oils rich in omega-3 fatty acids were reported to be
cardioprotective in both retrospective and prospective studies undertaken over the past two …