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Saint Louis University study: We need clearer messages about what to eat
Most Americans recognize a healthy diet should include at least five fruits and vegetables, but they're not making the most nutritious choices because messages about what to eat are unclear, the research finds.
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New animal model for Alzheimer vaccine
A study published on Friday, 5 March 2004, describes a promising new primate model for testing a potential Alzheimer's disease vaccine. This may enable scientists to study the vaccine in an animal model of Alzheimer's that is very similar to humans. more
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Problems controlling anger lead to weight gain for teens
Teenagers who don't manage their anger, either by suppressing feelings, or the other extreme of losing one's temper, are at higher risk for weight gain than those who do.
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Folic acid fortification may have lowered stroke deaths
Fortifying enriched grain products with folic acid in the 1990s appears to have been followed by a decline in stroke and ischemic heart disease deaths, government researchers reported.
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Metabolic 'footprint' may be new measure of obesity risk in kids
Levels of a fat protein, called adiponectin, which is linked to heart disease in adults, is significantly lower in overweight children and young adults, researchers said today at the American Heart Association's 44th annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. more
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Obesity leads to high blood pressure in the young
It takes about ten years for high blood pressure in young people to develop after they become overweight, and obesity is on a steady upward climb in the young, according to researchers presenting today at the American Heart Association's 44th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
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High blood pressure in China looks like U.S. 25 years ago
One in four people living in China may be suffering from high blood pressure, say Tulane University researchers, but barely half of them know they have hypertension. Of those who know, 63 percent have their high blood pressure under control. Only half of those who knew they had high blood pressure had changed diet or exercise habits to try to control it. more
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