Prevention With Joel Kahn, MD

Cardiology

Dr. Kahn is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He practices cardiology in Detroit, is a clinical professor of medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and specializes in vegan nutrition and heart disease reversal.


Low Dietary Omega-3 and Heart Disease

Dear readers,

Over 90 years ago, fatty acids were determined to be essential in the diet for optimal health. The word is not out, however, and a new study relates low dietary Omega-3 intake to increased heart disease risk. My choice is ALA from flax, chia, hemp, walnuts, and greens. Spermidine is a fascinating compound found in wheat germ and mushrooms, along with sperm, and it has now been shown to prevent oxidation of LDL-C.

An article that made worldwide headlines assesses the risk of heart events and death in a database of millions under the age of 50 in terms of cannabis use. The 6-fold increase in heart attacks in users is sobering. Healthy plant diets and a longer lifespan have been found in a group of people with cardiometabolic disease. Dietary isoflavones, such as soy foods, were associated with a longer lifespan. A high-fat diet impaired neutrophil function in mice. The MIND diet had many benefits, including improving sleep, in a randomized trial of overweight women. Finally, there is no reason to smoke, and a new study finds cardiac damage even in those who have quit. We must amp up efforts to keep young people away from cigarettes.

Be well,

Joel Kahn, MD, FACC


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    • Thus, spermidine supplementation might be a suitable tool to impede atherogenesis and associated (cardio)vascular diseases. Further prospective clinical studies are needed to evaluate the potential atheroprotective/health-promoting effects of spermidine-rich diets.

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    • Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger and otherwise healthy adults. The findings are from a retrospective study of over 4.6 million people published in JACC Advances and a meta-analysis of 12 previously published studies being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).

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    • People with cardiometabolic disorders—such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease—could increase their chances of living longer by adopting a healthy plant-based diet, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).

      While previous studies have assessed the benefits of plant-based diets in a general population, this new study is the first to focus on their benefits in people with cardiometabolic disorders, which are rising in prevalence worldwide and bring an increased risk of premature death.

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    • A new study in The Journal of Immunology reveals how a high-fat diet may impair the immune system's ability to respond to infection by impacting the function of neutrophils, one of the first immune cells to respond to bacteria or viruses. The study demonstrated that male mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) to induce obesity had increased neutrophil numbers. Additionally, the neutrophils present exhibited the markers of either immature or aged cells and showed an impaired ability to kill bacteria.