You Might Know This Already, But Another Warning Won't Hurt

After conducting several studies, a group of researchers from the American Society of Hypertensions said that heavy drinking can cause high blood pressure, stiff arteries and rigid heart muscles in men, boosting their risk of having heart attacks and stroke.

The definition of heavy drinking was placed as drinking up to 21 alcoholic drinks per week.

Researchers also said that once a heart becomes enlarged, as an effect to excessive alcohol consumption, it is difficult to reverse the condition because it has already been overtaxed. And prior studies have suggested that people with enlarged hearts are five to six times more likely to have heart attacks.

Earlier studies have shown that moderate drinking, on the other hand, has been seen to have good heart benefits.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer globally. According to the World Health Organization, heart disease killed 17.5 million people in 2005, and that number is expected to rise to nearly 20 million by 2015.

Erectile Dysfunction May Just Be The Beginning

According to a recent study conducted, sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction on men ma also signal other health problems such as heart disease. In fact, ED can prodict cardiovascular troubles that include chest pain, heart attack and stroke, which may ultimately lead to death of men, according to two studies published in the Journal od the American College of Cardiology.

This news came after discovering that ED is a side effect of diabetes, adding insult to injury of about 80 per cent of men suffering the disease.

That is why professionals like Dr. Peter C.Y. Tong of the Prince Wales Hospital at the Chinese University of Hong Kong warn men with type 3 diabetes not to ingnore the warning and have themselves checked even if it's embarrassing. "You must take action now to improve upone these modifiable risk factors," Dr. Tong said in a email.

Men who have difficulty achieving or maintaining erections should tell their doctors without delay so they can be evaluated for further cardiac risk. Interventions might include changes in diet, exercise or medication, experts said.

Of 118 men with erectile dysfunction, 30, or 25 percent, reported a serious cardiac problem over seven years. That compared to 19 of 173 men without impotence, or about 11 percent. Erectile dysfunction is a good predictor of heart disease or stroke because both conditions occur when certain arteries fail to expand fully in response to stimulus. Because the arteries in the penis are smaller than those in the heart, for instance, the condition might show up sooner.

Eggs are Healthy. Or so We Thought...

A recent study showed that middle-aged men who eats seven or more eggs a week have a higher risk of earlier death. According to the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, this is because eggs are very rich in cholesterol, which in turn can clog arteries and raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Heart attack and stroke has been two of the top perpetrator of male death in the world today.

However, the researchers who did the study warn the public about not consuming eggs at all. They said that eggs, like any other food, are either "good" or "bad" for you, and can be a part of an overall heart-healthy diet. The issue here is the amount of a certain food is consumed by an individual.

The researchers would also like to clarify that they are not saying that egg consumption is not associated with heart attack or stroke. But among the men who became part of this study, 23 per cent suffered heart attack and stroke.