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Genes play a leading role in determining who gets breast cancer, but environmental factors--such as the food you eat and the medications you take--were the big news this year. Researchers in Mexico reported that eating a high-carbohydrate diet, common in that country, seems to increase the risk, probably by raising levels of insulin in the body, which can in turn trigger cells to grow abnormally. In another study out of the University of Washington, doctors found that women who filled 25 or more prescriptions for antibiotics over a 17-year period developed breast cancer at twice...
...entrants: red beans, kidney beans, pecans, walnuts, ground cloves and cinnamon. Of course, the USDA can't guarantee that eating more of these foods will make you healthier, but its researchers are working on guidelines to help consumers decide how much antioxidant they need in their daily diet...
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...increased body mass means higher blood volume, straining the circulatory system. Carrying extra weight also causes the heart to overwork--no favor to a left ventricle that may already be enlarged. Additionally, people who are overweight generally don't get that way eating fruits, vegetables and lean meats; their diet tends to be high in salt, fats and processed foods, just the things hypertension feasts...
...overweight or otherwise out-of-shape person is lucky enough to have mere prehypertension, the condition can often be controlled with diet and exercise. "If someone comes to me with prehypertension," says Bakris, "I pull out my pad and write a lifestyle prescription first...