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  Vegetable Oil Is Good for You, Experts Say

  June 7, 2013 — Since the 1970s, researchers have known that lineolic acid (LA) helps reduce blood cholesterol levels, and for decades, scientists have known that consuming LA can help lower the risk of heart ... > full story
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  Parents With Heavy TV Viewing More Likely to Feed Children Junk Food

  June 6, 2013 — If your preschooler thinks a cheeseburger is healthy, you may want to reconsider how you watch TV. A recent study found commercial TV viewing, as opposed to commercial-free digitally recorded TV or ... > full story
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  Nontoxic Cancer Therapy Proves Effective Against Metastatic Cancer

  June 5, 2013 — A combination of dietary and hyperbaric oxygen therapies effectively increased survival time in a mouse model of aggressive metastatic cancer, a new research team found. The study demonstrates the ... > full story
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  Vegetarian Diets Associated With Lower Risk of Death

  June 3, 2013 — Vegetarian diets are associated with reduced death rates in a study of more than 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists with more favorable results for men than women, according to a new ... > full story
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  A Grassy Trend in Human Ancestors' Diets

  June 3, 2013 — Most apes eat leaves and fruits from trees and shrubs. New studies show that human ancestors expanded their menu 3.5 million years ago, adding tropical grasses and sedges to an ape-like diet and ... > full story

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  More TV Time Equals Higher Consumption of Sweetened Beverages Among Children

  June 3, 2013 — More time in front of the TV set and higher exposure to TV advertisements may lead to increased consumption of sweetened beverages among ... > full story
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  Epigenetic Biomarkers May Predict If a Specific Diet and Exercise Regimen Will Work

  May 30, 2013 — Would you try a diet and exercise regimen knowing in advance it would actually help you lose weight? New research shows that this could become reality. Scientists have identified five epigenetic ... > full story
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  People Lie About Their Health Related Behaviors: Truth in Barcodes

  May 29, 2013 — People lie about their health related behaviors. It’s a problem that has long bedeviled health research on issues ranging from diet to exercise to smoking. And it’s not just that we have ... > full story
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  Childhood Abuse Linked With Food Addiction in Adult Women

  May 29, 2013 — Women who experienced severe physical or sexual abuse during childhood are much more likely to have a food addiction as adults than women who did not experience such abuse, according to a new study. ... > full story
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  Nordic Diet Lowers Cholesterol, Study Finds

  May 29, 2013 — A healthy Nordic diet lowers cholesterol levels, and therefore the risk of cardiovascular disease, a pan-Nordic study has found. There was also decreased inflammation associated with pre-diabetes. ... > full story

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