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Low Birth Weight Linked to Heart Risk

Low Birth Weight Linked to Heart Risk Higher White Blood Cell Count for Low-Birth-Weight Babies May Explain Heart Disease Risk By Salynn Boyles WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD April 2, 2009 -- Low-birth-weight babies have been shown in numerous studies to have an elevated risk for heart disease in adulthood, and now a new study may help explain why. Researchers from England's University of Manchester report that young adults in their study who were small at Read more [...]
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Heart Screening for Diabetes Patients?

Heart Screening for Diabetes Patients? Study Shows Screening Doesn't Reduce Heart Attacks Among People With Diabetes By Salynn Boyles WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD,FACC April 14, 2009 -- Heart disease is a major killer of type 2 diabetes patients, with fatal heart attacks and strokes often occurring with few warning signs. Routine screening for coronary artery disease has been suggested as a way to identify diabetes patients who are most at risk, but a new Read more [...]
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Blueberries May Banish Belly Fat

Blueberries May Banish Belly Fat Diet Rich in Blueberries May Boost Heart Health By Jennifer Warner WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD April 19, 2009 -- Busting belly fat may be yet another of blueberries’ health benefits. A new study shows rats who ate a diet rich in blueberries lost abdominal fat -- the kind of fat linked to heart disease and diabetes -- as well as experienced other health benefits like lowered cholesterol and improved glucose control even if Read more [...]
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Healthy Menu Items May Sabotage Your Diet

April 23, 2009 -- Maybe next time you see a tossed salad in a restaurant you should look the other way -- especially if you're on a diet -- because just seeing the healthy food on a menu may induce you to make a fattening choice, new research indicates. Yes, that's counterintuitive, but it happens again and again, says Gavan Fitzsimons, PhD, professor of psychology and marketing at Duke University, who led the startling study of what he calls "vicarious goal fulfillment." The team's findings Read more [...]
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top 3 issues for this week on staying healthy

Experts' Best Diet Tips for Weight Loss To get answers about what really works for weight loss, WebMD turned to eight noted diet and nutrition experts for their own favorite diet tips. Acai: Weight Loss Wonder Fruit? Some ads are touting the acai berry as a miracle weight loss cure. We cut through the hype to bring you the bottom line about acai and weight loss. Can Brown Fat Make You Thin? If scientists figure out a way to activate it, the tiny amount of brown fat in adult bodies could burn Read more [...]
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Top 12 Healthy Frozen Dinners

Top 12 Healthy Frozen Dinners Roasted poblano chilies, steak tips with Portobello mushroom, pumpkin squash ravioli … these sound like mouth-watering restaurant entrees, but you can get them at your local supermarket. Just stroll down the freezer aisle to find these and many other enticing frozen dinners that can be ready in minutes. Frozen dinners are hotter than ever, claiming more shelf space than most any other type of frozen food. Forget the old-fashioned TV dinner featuring Salisbury Read more [...]
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3 important healthy issues

Not All Diets Pass the Heart-Healthy Test Despite claims that many foods and diets are heart healthy, a new review shows only some show strong evidence of lowering heart disease risk. Exercise Prescription Coming Your Way? When doctors prescribe exercise for sedentary adults, those patients boost their physical activity, a Spanish study shows. Healthy Menu Items May Sabotage Your Diet Researchers say healthy food choices on a menu may actually end up sabotaging your diet. Read more [...]
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Health tips May 2009 Laughter Healthy for Diabetes Patients

Blueberries May Banish Belly Fat A new study shows rats who ate a diet rich in blueberries lost abdominal fat -- the kind of fat linked to heart disease and diabetes -- as well as experienced other health benefits. Very Low Blood Sugar Linked to Dementia New research that suggests a link between dangerously low blood sugar and dementia in older patients with type 2 diabetes raises more questions about the strategy of aggressively treating diabetes patients to achieve tight glycemic control. Laughter Read more [...]