My dad is diabetic and has recently be diagnosed with heart disease. He is from Central America and his favorite places and things to eat are carb filled, fat filled ticking time bombs in which he can no longer indulge. Adjusting... (1 reply, last updated by finlero July 11, 2008)

My husband recently had a heart attack, I am aware of the importance of a mediterranean diet in helping reverse his heart disease. What are some recommendations for good cookbooks that have this sensibility? I already have many... (5 replies, last updated by barbara k January 23, 2009)

I happen to think there’s a place for “functional foods,” as they’re called. With the health crises caused by heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases which are often linked to diet and/or lack of... (23 replies, last updated by SusanSDG January 19, 2007)

and diabetes and coronary disease and the like. I was so dejected by the lecture I immediately went to Waffle House to perk myself up. Of course, Waffle House is a health food store compared to the place I had dinner at the other... (32 replies, last updated by azhotdish February 21, 2008)

They are very good. But you will discover why WV has one of the largest obesity and heart disease rates in the nation. (1 reply, last updated by Cutter August 13, 2008)

I believe the inventor of the Twinkie lived to be 89. Diabetes and heart disease be damned. (3 replies, last updated by bigmackdaddy July 22, 2006)

Great Reuters Health story this morning about a peer-reviewed publication in the British Medical Journal about researchers who created a mathematical model for an ideal daily meal that could slash the odds of heart disease by... (3 replies, last updated by neighbor December 17, 2004)

, etc. It would also benefit those w/ Crohn’s disease, heart conditions, PKU, all sorts of conditions and diseases. Just a suggestion. That said, the American Diabetes Assoc.'s boards are a great tool, but not everyone... (1 reply, last updated by The Chowhound Team November 9, 2007)

Very good idea and good use of science: Argentinians have the highest per capita beef consumption (140 lbs/person—compared to the next highest 97 lbs in the US), very high rates of heart disease, and increasing consumption... (4 replies, last updated by Sam Fujisaka July 20, 2008)

for Gourmet Magazine. They’re kinda like Tim and Nina Zagat but they specialize in highway food. I can’t see why they havent dropped dead of heart disease yet, but more power to them! Some serious mouthwatering... (1 reply, last updated by kim August 2, 2000)

for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half the adults in these five counties (two in West Virginia, two in Kentucky and one in Ohio) were obese, and the area led the nation in the incidence of heart disease and diabetes. The... (4 replies, last updated by nofunlatte October 9, 2009)

, particularly for diabetes (which is going off the chart these days) and pancreatic cancer and other such diseases. The one good thing for the overweight is that it appears that the risk of heart disease related to weight is... (15 replies, last updated by in_wonderment November 13, 2007)

Without starting a great flame war ... How many Americans die of heart disease each year? How many Americans die from complications of diabetes each year? These don’t seem to bother as many people as the one “mad... (9 replies, last updated by e.d. January 2, 2004)

I’d love the recipe if you could paraphrase (ingredients & measurements only is fine assuming it’s standard muffin technique). I have a box of oat bran cereal and a husband with a family history of heart disease. (3 replies, last updated by julesrules July 2, 2008)

of the highest rates of obesity and heart disease in the country. Chilli Willies Mexican Cantina on 4th for lunch. Not down home, but another Marshall Tradition. I still morn the day that Wiggins Drive-Inn on 4th Ave across from... (2 replies, last updated by Diane in Bexley October 24, 2007)