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...doctors were starting from scratch. Cholesterol-lowering drugs like statins and antihypertensive medications like beta-blockers clearly help both men and women, as do a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. "The vast majority of heart attacks in women could be prevented with a combination of lifestyle modifications and medication," says Dr. JoAnn Manson at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "Just making use of existing information could nearly eradicate the disease...
Carrying excess fat, especially around the middle, increases your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Obesity can also lead to diabetes, a major risk factor. Doctors recommend a reduced-calorie diet with lots of vegetables and whole grains, plus at least 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise...
...more than half of women over 45 have it--putting them at higher risk of both heart disease and stroke. If you get short of breath when you exert yourself, don't ignore it; tell your doctor. And if you have high blood pressure, treat it with proper diet, exercise and medication if needed...
DIED. ROBERT ATKINS, 72, influential, hackle-raising weight-loss guru; of severe head injuries from a fall on an icy sidewalk on April 8; in New York City. He bucked convention in his 1972 best seller Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution, which advised dieters to trash the fruit salad in favor of high-protein, high-fat goodies like bacon cheeseburgers and butter, arguing that without carbohydrates to burn, the body would burn its own fat. Many of the 30 million who have tried the diet swear by it. But his regimen rankled mainstream medical groups, which called it extreme and said...
...salad bowl, a plate of spaghetti, and four glasses of diet Coke. They need to make these trays bigger...