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...risk of suffering a heart attack in some women. A long-term study is expected to produce a definitive answer sometime during the next five years or so. Until then, women with high cholesterol levels should get plenty of exercise, limit the amount of saturated fat in their diet and listen carefully if their physician suggests taking a cholesterol-lowering drug...
...Fiber Three big studies concluded that a diet rich in fiber - found in whole-grain cereals, fruits and vegetables - won't necessarily protect you against colon cancer. Study participants who consumed as much as 35 g of fiber a day were just as likely to develop precancerous growths in the intestines as those who were addicted to processed food. But fiber still has its benefits: it helps lower blood pressure, moderates cholesterol levels and combats type II (adult-onset) diabetes...
...went down to the N.R.A.-theme restaurant on Broadway, where everyone gave Charlton Heston a cold, dead hand. Suddenly Barbra Streisand got up onstage and yelled, "Do you know what it is to have to walk around in high heels and sing 35 songs a night, to have to diet and get into those dresses?" Do I ever...
...took the supplements with those who didn't. Result? There was no difference in nail strength, appearance or rate of growth between the groups. Turns out that nail quality has more to do with protein content and the arrangement of certain cells than the amount of calcium in the diet...
...level (174 mg/dL) seem O.K., but given his medical history, they are not ideal. Cholesterol levels below 200 are normal for most people. But in a heart patient taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, doctors prefer to see levels from 130 to 150--targets best achieved by combining medication with strict diet and exercise...