Consumption of potatoes and incidence rate of coronary artery disease: The Million Veteran Program.

Background: Potato consumption is highly prevalent around the world. Previous studies have reported a positive association of potato intake with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. However, data are scarce on potato consumption and risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).

Coffee consumption and risk of heart failure in the Physicians' Health Study.

Background: Previous studies have reported the benefits of coffee consumption on diabetes, stroke, hyperlipidemia, and coronary artery disease (CAD). However, no large-scale long-term prospective study has evaluated the relation between coffee consumption and heart failure (HF) among US population.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that coffee consumption is associated with risk of HF among male physicians.