Posts by Anne Fish
Enhancing Physical Activity Through Health Care Providers: Exercise is Medicine®
Health care providers can help their patients incorporate regular physical activity into their lifestyles and make decisions regarding their overall health with handouts available from Exercise is Medicine and the…
Read MoreWill the United Kingdom’s idea of changing food labels catch on?
The United Kingdom (UK) is considering a controversial move to use a symbol on food labels to indicate how much exercise (walking, running) is required to burn off one serving…
Read MoreSupervised Exercise Therapy for Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease: It’s a Big Deal
Who is covered? Diane Treat-Jacobson, PhD, RN, FAHA and Chair of a recent American Heart Association Science Advisory wants prevention nurses to know that supervised exercise therapy (SET) is covered…
Read MoreAn Update on High Blood Pressure Performance and Measurement Guidelines
Translation of Scientific Evidence into Clinical Practice Failure to correctly diagnose and treat patients with high blood pressure can put them at risk for stroke, heart disease, and renal failure.…
Read MoreEggs and Cardiovascular Health: A Continuing Controversy
The role of eggs in the incidence of cardiovascular disease has been examined for decades. In 2016, a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies concluded that, overall, there was no clear…
Read MoreTips to Enjoy a Heart-Healthy Holiday
Heart Health Before, During and After the Party During the holidays, it is challenging for families to be heart healthy. Holiday celebrations may also last for several days or weeks,…
Read More2018 Physical Activity Guidelines
Preventive cardiovascular nurses facilitate physical activity (PA) and educate about its benefits, with the goals of reducing cardiovascular risk and improving quality of life. Overall, the public health benefit from…
Read MorePromoting Physical Activity
Cardiovascular nurses are seasoned professionals at promoting physical activity to their patients. But the way our communities are designed can create barriers that make physical activity more difficult for some.…
Read MoreFacts and Fictions: “The PURE Diet”
News has reached the lay public about what is termed the PURE diet. Over the last year, confusion and controversy have emerged. What was the study about and what makes…
Read MoreWhat are Sugar Alcohols?
There is much confusion about the term, sugar alcohols, but the American Diabetes Association’s latest recommendation is that most people need not subtract the amount of sugar alcohols from total carbohydrates when carbohydrate counting.
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