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Garlic may help high blood pressure
A daily dose of garlic may be just as effective at lowering high blood pressure as some drugs, scientists have claimed.
Researchers at the University of Adelaide looked at 11 studies in which people were given a daily supplement of garlic
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Britons eating more fruit and veg
More people in Britain are getting close to the recommended 'five-a-day' target for fruit and vegetable consumption, a new report shows.
Research from independent market analyst Datamonitor reveals that people are eating more fresh fruits
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Dietary changes could improve chances of late motherhood
Changing your diet could improve your chances of becoming a mother in your 40s, according to a new fertility book.
Sarah Dobbyn, nutritionist and author of The Fertility Diet, suggests that cutting out alcohol, coffee and foods such as
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Excessive drinking linked to heart disease
Scientists have found that people who exceed alcohol guidelines are at increased risk of metabolic syndrome, a series of risk factors linked to heart disease.
A study carried out in the US found that men who consume more than two alcoholic
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Experimental drug delays Alzheimer's progression
A British-led study has found that an experimental drug could be at least twice as effective as existing treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
The drug, rember, targets the protein tangles that cause brain cell death in people with
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Marinating meats may decrease cancer risk
Marinating meats prior to placing them on the barbecue could help to reduce carcinogenic compounds called heterocyclic amines (HCA), scientists have said.
Previous research has shown that cooking meats at high temperatures creates
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Switch from Med diet leaves 75% of Greeks overweight
Despite being the home of the traditional Mediterranean diet, southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East are reportedly abandoning healthy dietary habits and putting on weight as a result.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation
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Japanese diet may hold secret to healthy heart
A diet full of tuna, sardines, salmon and other oily fish appears to protect Japanese people against clogged arteries and heart disease, scientists have said.
The average Japanese person eats three ounces of fish every day, while typical
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Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to diabetes
Sugar-sweetened beverages appear to be associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Scientists carried out a study involving 43,960 African American women to find out
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Parents to receive 'fat reports' on children
Parents could receive 'fat reports' if the school their child attends believes their youngsters are overweight, it has been revealed.
Health experts are concerned that many parents do not recognise whether or not their children are
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CLA-rich diet may be good for babies
Scientists have discovered that eating foods that are rich in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) while breastfeeding increases the levels of potentially beneficial fatty acids in breast milk.
CLAs are fatty acids that are thought to be
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Charity warns against 'unhealthy' takeaways
Many Britons eat at least one takeaway meal every week, but a UK charity has warned that many of these dishes are unhealthy.
According to recent research, some takeaways can contain an entire daily allowance of fat and salt, which can
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