It’s a well known fact that Americans like to eat meat. However, the exact amount of meat we consume might still come as a surprise. Americans ate an average of 71.2 pounds of red meat products in 2012, including such ...
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Why a Genetic Flaw May Lower Heart Disease Risk
Generally speaking, studies about genetic flaws usually focus on the potential consequences of such abnormalities. But imagine if a malfunctioning gene actually had a highly positive impact on your health? As strange as such a scenario might seem, a team ...
Read More »‘The Big Fat Surprise’
Book Review: The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet Author: Nina Teicholz 496, Simon & Schuster, $27.99 Does fat make you fat? Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz seeks to answer this question in her ...
Read More »Controlling Cholesterol with Peas, Beans and Lentils
As we age, one of the major barometer’s of a person’s health is their level of LDL cholesterol. Known as the “bad” type of cholesterol, high LDL readings are generally associated with an increased risk of heart disease, heart attack ...
Read More »Is Marriage Good for Your Heart?
It would be a tad of an understatement to say the heart is a key part of the body. A healthy heart is necessary for a healthy body, as problems that develop within this organ are often life-threatening. Given this ...
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