Lifestyle interventions and cardiovascular disease

Diet quality has a large impact on the cardioprotective effects of a plant-based diet, shows research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Frequency may be the strongest physical activity determinant of long-term risk for incident cardiovascular disease events in patients with type 1 diabetes, report researchers.

Wearing activity monitors does not lead to improved health outcomes, despite a modest increase in wearers’ activity levels, shows a large randomised trial.

A post-hoc analysis of the Look AHEAD trial suggests that weight loss can avert cardiovascular disease events in overweight patients with Type 2 diabetes.