IN THE JOURNALS.

PREVENTION of heart diseases; ALZHEIMER'S disease risk factors; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; ABDOMINAL adipose tissue; FOOD consumption; ADIPOSE tissues; HEALTH; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION resources; MEDICAL research; TYPE 2 diabetes; DIETARY proteins; PLANT proteins; DISEASE complications

This section offers news briefs on health research as of March 2025. Topics include an observational study which suggests that increasing the proportion of plant-based protein in the diet may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease, association between excessive amounts of visceral fat and higher levels of abnormal proteins in the brain that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, and benefit of intensive lowering of blood pressure to people with type 2 diabetes.