However, accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called C-reactive protein —which ...

Blood vessel damage from fatty and high-sugar diets leads to inflammation, which can be detected by measuring C-reactive protein. Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/iStock via Getty Images Plus Heart disease ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mary J. Scourboutakos, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion ...