Posts Tagged ‘Fruits And Vegetables’

Fiber is good for you

Fiber not only increases the bulk of the food and moves it through the gastrointestinal tract more rapidly, but also helps in preventing constipation and possible colon and rectal cancer.

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Mediterranean Diet: Ingredients for a Heart-Healthy Eating Approach

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In countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, heart disease is less common than in the United States. Researchers believe that foods common to Greece and southern Italy are a major reason for this difference.

The February issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource covers key components of the Mediterranean diet as well as reasons why this approach is beneficial to heart health.

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Green tea fights lung cancer risk for smokers

Drinking green tea could modulate the effect of smoking on lung cancer. Results of this hospital-based, randomized study conducted in Taiwan were presented at the AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer, held there from Jan.

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Jon’s Health Tips – Latest Reports

Here is a summary of the latest health research reports.

The good news for me from these reports is that 1.

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What You Need to Know About How to Treat Hemorrhoids

If you are like millions of people in this country, you may suffer from hemorrhoids. They are literally a pain in the butt.

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Fruit juices contain more vitamin C

than their labels indicate

A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels by the manufacturers.

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