Does Junk Food Lead to Heart Failure?

Editorial Commentary Does Junk Food Lead to Heart Failure? Importance of Dietary Macronutrient Composition in Hypertension

Experimental and clinic studies show that chronic hypertension leads to myocardial pathology and systolic and diastolic dysfunctions that frequently progress to heart failure.1 Elevated afterload causes cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, which alters myocardial energy metabolism by increasing glucose metabolism and impairing mitochondrial oxidative capacity, increasing the production of reactive oxygen...

Does junk food lead to heart failure? Importance of dietary macronutrient composition in hypertension.

Experimental and clinic studies show that chronic hypertension leads to myocardial pathology and systolic and diastolic dysfunctions that frequently progress to heart failure.1 Elevated afterload causes cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, which alters myocardial energy metabolism by increasing glucose metabolism and impairing mitochondrial oxidative capacity, increasing the production of reactive oxygen...

Food Insecurity Status in Heart Failure Patients in Iranian Population

Background: We were conducted this study to assess the prevalence of food insecurity in heart failure patients households and the relationship between food security and some variables in this households. Methods: In this cross sectional study, a total of 300 heart failure patients' households were studied in Imam Reza hospital of Mashhad. The Iranian version of household food insecurity access ...

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