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Consume Olive Oil, Live Longer
Consuming more olive oil was associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Substituting margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and dairy fat with olive oil also was associated with lower mortality risk.
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Meeting Healthy Benchmarks Could Stave Off Heart Disease for Many Years
Sticking to “Life’s Simple 7” could offset high genetic risk for heart disease.
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Using Honey to Treat Coughs
In a meta-analysis, researchers found honey alleviates cough for patients with upper respiratory infections.
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Diet and the Risk of Dementia
This prospective cohort study demonstrated an association between a high inflammatory potential diet and increased risk for incident dementia.
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Nutritional Interventions for Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease
Over a 36-month period, patients with prodromal Alzheimer’s disease who consumed Fortasyn Connect (Souvenaid), a nutraceutical drink, demonstrated a slower decline in cognitive functions vs. the control group.
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Healthy Weight Week 2022: A Time to Shape Up
Observed during the third week of January every year since 1994, Healthy Weight Week is a time for Americans to focus on creating proper nutritional habits that can produce long-term benefits.
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Plant-Based Diets and Menopausal Hot Flashes
Women randomized to a low-fat, vegan diet including one-half cup of cooked whole soybeans daily experienced a reduction in total hot flashes of 79% vs. 49% in the control group over 12 weeks of observation.
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New Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: Meeting People Where They Are
The American Heart Association emphasizes the importance of an overall lifetime heart-healthy diet and the vital role of nutrition early in life.
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National Alzheimer’s Plan Updated with New Focus on Healthy Aging
Feds add sixth goal in the ninth version of this annually released report.
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Fish Consumption, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and Cardiovascular Disease
Is there enough scientific evidence to suggest associations between fish consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease (or of mortality) among people who consume fish vs. those who do not?