Now, let's talk details. According to the AHA and Department of Health, a heart-healthy diet is rich in: A diet full of colorful fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy proteins and fats will ...

Cardiologist recommends the Pesco-Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes eating fish and seafood as the main protein source, calling it ideal for heart health.

Anyone who’s been told to try a low-sodium diet knows that cutting back on sodium can be a real challenge. It’s often not enough to put down the salt shaker; it’s also a matter of reading nutrition ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In adults with mild hypertension, a Chinese cuisine-based, heart-healthy diet that reduced sodium intake by half ...

Learn which five foods to avoid and how to improve heart health, with expert tips by cardiologist Dr Krishna Kumar.

Word is spreading among patients with heart failure (HF) that going on a ketogenic diet could aid their health, even though the evidence supporting benefit over risk is still in the early stages. A ...

The next time you’re standing in the grocery store, staring at the array of offerings, think about the rainbow. Eating foods that are red, orange, yellow, green, purple and brown means filling your ...

Advice on how to avoid heart disease has stayed relatively the same for decades with one common recommendation being to avoid sources of saturated fat such as red meat—but Florida-based heart surgeon ...

The Mediterranean diet may help women stay heart healthy, according to a new study. Women on this plant-based diet low in red meat had a 25% reduced risk of heart disease and death. The diet’s ...

There is plenty of conflicting advice for how to keep our hearts healthy, but this is how a Florida-based heart surgeon eats to protect his. Dr. Tom C. Nguyen—chief medical executive of the Baptist ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...