Tag Archives: Cardiovascular Disease
Occupational Health and Cardiovascular
cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascualares accidents cause are more than 17.2 million deaths each year, making them the leading cause of death in the world. At a time when governments and business leaders are devoting enormous amounts of energy and billions of dollars to improve the health of global financial systems, should also be given to [...]
Fats and their influence on cardiovascular health
The human adipose tissue is composed mostly of triglycerides and represent the main energy reserve of the organism. If a person is overweight or are pursuing an unbalanced diet (with a high intake of saturated fat, simple sugars and alcohol), the concentrations of triglycerides in the blood may be elevated. This results in a thickening [...]