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Preventing heart disease

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  1. Statins, a heart prevention staple, weren’t to blame for muscle loss in a cohort study

    In 2,300 adults followed with repeated body scans from 2021 to 2023, statin users seemed to lose more leg muscle at first, but the difference disappeared after accounting for body mass index and diabetes.

  2. For heart prevention, olive oil’s oleic acid didn’t change weight or blood pressure

    A meta-analysis of 20 randomized trials with 1009 adults found that diets rich in oleic acid did not change body weight, body fat, inflammation markers or blood pressure compared with low-oleic diets at the same calories.

  3. Moving enough, sitting less and sleeping well together were linked to fewer heart events

    In a Spanish cohort of 13 897 university graduates followed for a mean 14.48 years, published Oct. 9, 2026, in the European Journal of Public Health, meeting at least two of three daily movement guidelines was linked to fewer cardiovascular…