by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 8, 2022 | Nutrition
Researchers followed 27,078 Finnish men for 31 years and found that the more dietary cholesterol and eggs a person ate, the greater the premature total death rate and death from heart attacks (Circulation, April 1, 2022;145). They reviewed 41 other prospective studies...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 2, 2022 | Nutrition
The World Heart Federation reports that even small amounts of alcohol increase heart attack risk. Taking one drink a day does not help to prevent heart attacks and appears to increase risk for heart attacks (Clinical Nutrition, Feb 1, 2022;41(2):348-355). A study of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 2, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
On Thursday, March 18, 2022, University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender woman to win an NCAA Division I swimming championship when she won the 500-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 4 minutes, 33.24 seconds. She beat the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 26, 2022 | Fitness
On March 20, 2022, a 44-year-old woman died of a heart attack after finishing the Los Angeles Charity Challenge Half Marathon of a little over 13 miles in just under four hours. However, this event does not mean that vigorous exercise causes heart attacks; in a fit...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 26, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
William Hurt was a stage, screen and television actor who won an Academy Award for best actor in Kiss of The Spider Woman, was nominated three other times for Academy Awards and starred in many popular films including Children of a Lesser God, Body Heat, The Big...
