Eating school lunches and watching too much television are contributing to the obesity of Michigan 6th graders, according to cardiovascular researchers. The University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center came to those conclusions after studying data on 1,714 6th graders from 20 schools in four communities in the southeast area of
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Mediterranean Diet Heads Off Heart Disease, Study Shows
New research out of Spain has added to the mounting evidence that the Mediterranean diet is good for the heart. The diet – which consists of lots of fruits, nuts and olive oil, a moderate amount of fish, poultry and red wine and very little red meat, dairy, processed meats
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Study: More Red Meat, Greater Risk
A new study says the more red meat you eat, the greater your risk of death, and that substituting other types of protein lowers mortality risk.
The study, by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health, published online Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, involved 37,698 men from