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Heart Attacks Drop Significantly in California

...rates of the most severe type of heart attack dropped by 62 percent, according to the study, published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine... More Articles

Foods That Lower Cholesterol

"The first line of defense against too much blood cholesterol is a diet that is rich in foods that lower cholesterol. A healthy diet should include plenty of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fiber, and be low in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol.

How Fish Oil Works

"There's something fishy about the American diet. Or rather, something not fishy enough. According to many health experts, a key factor linking such common health conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes is a dietary imbalance related to fat.

Fat Thighs Help You Live Longer...Maybe its the Secretions

People with fat in their thighs and backsides may live longer because the fat traps harmful fatty particles and actively secretes helpful compounds... More Articles

Alcohol's Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It

"The moderate drinkers tend to do everything right — they exercise, they don't smoke, they eat right and they drink moderately," said Kaye Middleton Fillmore, a retired sociologist from the University of California, San Francisco, who has criticized the research.