• A new study indicates that drinking just two servings per week of sugar-sweetened beverages like soda can erase the heart health benefits of physical activity.
• Excess sugar can lead to chronic inflammation and obesity, which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
• Experts recommend cutting out soda altogether and switching to water, and coffee or tea without added sugar.

In conclusion, among Chinese hypertensive adults, high tHcy and impaired kidney function were independently and jointly associated with higher risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Importantly, kidney function explained most (nearly 40%) of the increased risk of mortality conferred by high tHcy.

• A new study analyzes the impact of sleep apnea symptoms on memory and thinking.
• Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that sometimes causes people to stop breathing.
• The study subjects participated in a survey where they reported any symptoms of sleep apnea and difficulty with remembering things.
• The study shows an association between sleep apnea symptoms and a higher rate of memory and thinking problems.

Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist from Novo Nordisk, originally developed to treat diabetes, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a way to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients who are overweight or obese and present with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

CAC ≥100 is frequent among individuals with prediabetes and identifies a high ASCVD risk subgroup in which the adjusted ASCVD risk is similar to that in individuals with diabetes.

In this study, patients with carotid artery plaque in which MNPs were detected had a higher risk of a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from any cause at 34 months of follow-up than those in whom MNPs were not detected.

The study suggests that rhamnan sulfate from Monostroma nitidum may provide a safe and effective intervention for reducing atherosclerotic plaque, and should be evaluated as an adjunct therapy for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Consumption of SSB and ASB at >2 L/wk was associated with an increased risk for AF. PJ consumption ≤1 L/wk was associated with a modestly lower risk for AF