Findings show no impact on fruit, veggie intake, but some improvement in cholesterol levels and cardiovascular risk scores<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b>
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THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Providing vascular imaging results does not improve diet but does improve some cardiovascular disease risk factors at 12 weeks posttest, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in Nature Communications<\/em>.<\/p>\n Simone Radavelli-Bagatini, Ph.D., from Edith Cowan University in Joondalup, Australia, and colleagues conducted abdominal aortic calcification and clinical assessments in 240 participants (57.5 percent female; aged 60 to 80\u2009years). Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive (intervention) or not receive (control) their calcification results, while all received educational resources on cardiovascular disease risk control.<\/p>\n The researchers found no between-group differences in the primary outcome of changes in fruit and vegetable intake at 12\u2009weeks measured by either plasma carotenoids (mean difference +0.03\u2009\u00b5g\/mL; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], \u22120.06 to 0.13) or food frequency questionnaire (+18\u2009g\/d; 95 percent CI, \u221237 to 72). Receipt of calcification results led to between-group differences in serum total (\u22120.22\u2009mmol\/L) and non-high-density lipoprotein (\u22120.19\u2009mmol\/L) cholesterol and estimated cardiovascular disease risk score (\u22120.24 percent).<\/p>\n “This is promising, especially for older adults at higher risk for cardiovascular events,” coauthor Douglas P. Kiel, M.D., from Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston, said in a statement. “It suggests that providing vascular imaging results could be part of a broader strategy to help manage heart disease risk more effectively.”<\/p>\n