Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesHealthier eating habits could make a big difference in the epidemic of high blood pressure in the U.S., according to a report from the American Heart Association. Over the past 10 years, studies have bolstered evidence that diets rich in...
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Healthy Diet Combats High Blood Pressure
Heart Health | ArticlesHealthier eating habits could make a big difference in the epidemic of high blood pressure in the U.S., according to a report from the American Heart Association. Over the past 10 years, studies have bolstered evidence that diets rich in fruits...
Healthy Diet Contributes to Long Life Record
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesFor the 20th consecutive year, Japanese women have claimed the title of the world's longest living group. In Japan, the female life expectancy is 85.59 years. For Japanese men, the life expectancy is an average of 78.8 years, second only...
Healthy Diet Contributes to Long Life Record
Women's Health | ArticlesFor the 20th consecutive year, Japanese women have claimed the title of the world's longest living group. In Japan, the female life expectancy is 85.59 years. For Japanese men, the life expectancy is an average of 78.8 years, second only to...
High Sugar Diet Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesA Swedish study concludes that consuming lots of sugar and sugar-sweetened foods and drinks could increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. The study followed a large group of men and women...
Hormone Therapy and Weight Affect Asthma in Women
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesHormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing, particularly in lean women, according to a report in the medical journal Thorax. HRT use raised the risk of asthma, wheeze and hay fever by 57...
Hormone Therapy and Weight Affect Asthma in Women
Weight Loss | ArticlesHormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing, particularly in lean women, according to a report in the medical journal Thorax. HRT use raised the risk of asthma, wheeze and hay fever by 57 percent,...
Low-Protein Diet May Reduce Risk of Certain Cancers
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesA recent study suggests that a diet lower in protein and calories may reduce the risk of certain types of cancer by lowering blood levels of several hormones and other substances that have been linked to cancer. In the study, researchers...
Poor diet as bad for health as smoking
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesInsufficient consumption of fish, fruit and vegetables is as bad for human health as smoking, according to a Dutch report released Monday. The study, which the European Food Safety Authority says it will use when analyzing food and diet...
Poor Diet as Bad for Health as Smoking
General Health | Articles Insufficient consumption of fish, fruit and vegetables is as bad for human health as smoking, according to a Dutch report released Monday. The study, which the European Food Safety Authority says it will use when analyzing food and diet...
Portion Distortion Contributes to Obesity
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesA new study shows that young adults are serving up significantly larger portion sizes for themselves than they did 20 years ago, and this portion distortion may contribute to the current obesity epidemic. As reported in the Journal of the...
Portion Distortion Contributes to Obesity
Weight Loss | ArticlesA new study shows that young adults are serving up significantly larger portion sizes for themselves than they did 20 years ago, and this portion distortion may contribute to the current obesity epidemic. As reported in the Journal of the...
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