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Peanut butter reduces chance of heart attack -

Eating peanuts and peanut butter reduces the chance of getting cardiovascular disease. This is the result of a research done by scientists at the Harvard Medical School.
When you eat peanuts or have a teaspoon of peanut butter at least five times a week, you can reduce the chance of a heart attack by 44 percent.
Eating […]

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Mediterranean diet good for cholesterol -

People with a mediterranean food pattern have more good cholesterol in their blood. This is the result of a research done by Marieke Bos at the University of Wageningen
Olive oil, grain products, nuts, fish and a glass of red wine every day are typical characteristics of the mediterranean diet. It was already known that mediterranean […]

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Curcuma is good for weight loss -

Researchers at Tuft University in Boston have discovered that curcuma reduces the growth of fat cells.
curcuma is a herb that is also know as kunjit, turmeric or Indian yellowroot. According to the researchers curcuma is good for losing weight.
For the research a group of mice were split in two. One group received fatty food during […]

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Big neck could indicate heart problems -

People with a fat neck run a greater risk for heart problems. Research has proven that the circumference of the neck is a good indicator.
Researchers at the Framingham Heart Study discovered that people who have a relatively thin waist run more risk if they have a big neck. More than 3300 men and women […]

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Lower your cholesterol with macadamia nuts -

Macadamia nuts are not only tasty, they also have health benefits. This is reported by the American Journal of Nutrition. A daily portion of 40 grams of macadamia nuts improved the lipid levels in the blood of people who suffered from high cholesterol within 5 weeks. The levels of total and ldl-cholesterol were lowered after […]

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The truth about cholesterol -

Many people think there are 2 kinds of cholesterol. The bad LDL-cholesterol that clogs your arteries and the HDL-cholesterol that cleans your arteries again. Actually there is only one kind of cholesterol. A fatty substance, that doesn’t dissolve in water or blood. To transport cholesterol in the body, it is bound to lipoproteins. And these […]

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The good side of cholesterol -

Put the pan on the fire, an omelet per day might reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome, a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol. American researchers had men eat 3 eggs daily for a period of 12 weeks as part of a diet that is low in carbohydrates and high in […]

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Blueberries against colon cancer -

A new study into antioxidants shows that a specific antioxidant in blueberries called pterostilbene works preventive against colon cancer. Researchers at the American Rutgers University discovered that rats who have been given a substance that is cancerous that the rats who were given pterostilbene afterwards developed less cancer than those who didn’t. Pterostilbene probably also […]

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Replace saturated fat with unsaturated -

It is clear by now that too much saturated fat is bad for your health. But what should you eat instead of saturated fats? Unsaturated fat or carbohydrates? American researchers looked into it. Both alternatives proved to lower the LDL cholesterol levels, which is the bad cholesterol. But test subjects who ate more polyunsaturated fats […]

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Young alcohol drinker often gets metabolic syndrome -

Those who have drunk too much alcohol in their youth or young adulthood have greater risk of getting metabolic syndrome later in life.
This is the result of an American study among 2800 adults. Of those who drank a lot of alcohol during puberty and started young with drinking, the majority suffered from obesity, cholesterol problems […]

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