Diet

Iris Shai RD PhD, Nutrition Epidemiologist from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, has said:

“Long-term adherence to weight-loss diets is effective for reversing carotid atherosclerosis as long as we stick to one of the current options of healthy diet strategy …”
“This effect is more pronounced among mildly obese persons who lose more than 5.5 kilograms (12.1 lbs) of body weight and whose systolic blood pressure decreases by more than 7 mmHg.”
“An increase in ApoA1 (HDL cholesterol apolipoprotein) and a decrease in total homocysteine blood levels are further associated with subsequent success in reversing carotid atherosclerosis.”

More from a Release dated March 1, sourced from American Heart Association:
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Kristen G Hairston MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, has said:

“We don’t really know yet why this wasn’t seen in participants over 40, but it was clear that, in individuals under 40, it is worse to get five or less hours of sleep on average each night than it is to get eight or more hours …”
“However, both may be detrimental and, in general, people should aim for six to eight hours of sleep each night.”
“We definitely know that a relationship exists between sleep and obesity.”
“Now we need to know how this relationship can be modified.”

More from a Release dated March 2, sourced from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center:
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Choice may be more relevant than availability. “… availability of supermarkets — rather than the lack of them –increased the risk of obesity for low-income women living in small cities.”