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NEW HEART DISEASE RISKS
Ask your doctor about heart-disease screening if you have
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Migraines with Aura
Sufferers are nearly four times as likely to have either a stroke or hardening of the arteries before age 45, according to a new study in the journal “Neurology.”
Phobias
Women with phobic anxieties can have a 31 percent higher chance of fatal heart disease, according to a recent study from Harvard Medical School.
A Small Social Circle
According to new research from the University of California at San Diego, women with fewer than six close relationships may have more cardiovascular risk factors.
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NOT-SO-SMOOTH PAMPERING
Don’t shave your calves or ankles before getting a pedicure. Shaving can cause cuts or subtle abrasions that provide entry for bacteria.—Vitality
LOOKING GOOD
When Dartmouth College researchers had 43 men and women judge the faces of people who either turned their gaze toward or away from the viewer, they found that women who made eye contact were consistently rated more attractive and likable. —Prevention |
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5 FOODS THAT MAKE YOU FAT
The following foods might seem healthy, but they can trip you up in your efforts to trim down.
1. Reduced Fat-Peanut Butter Although regular peanut butter is high in fat,
the fat it contains is monounsaturated—
the healthy kind. In reduced-fat peanut
butter, the healthy fat is removed and sugars and carbs are added. They’re not fat, but eat enough of them and you will be.
2. Instant Oatmeal Once again, the problem is added sugar. Oatmeal is one of the most nutritious foods you can buy. But if you’re going to eat it, you really only have two lean options: Either stick with sugar-free oatmeal packets or clear out
your cupboard and stock up on the big
round canisters of plain instant oats—either way, you cut the calories per bowl in half.
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3. Coffee Creamer How bad can a couple of shots of liquid coffee creamer be? Try 80 calories for every 2-tablespoon dose.
4. Instant Potatoes Potatoes are already a no-no for many because they’re so high in carbs. But instant potatoes take a potentially fattening food and make it downright lard-inducing. The reason is obvious when you consider how the flakes are made. Manufacturers take dehydrated potato and blend it with fat to improve the reconstituted product’s texture. That’s why even a tiny serving of instant taters can hide more than 200 calories.
5. Sugar-Free Cookies Three small sugar-free cookies still pack roughly 150 calories, along with even worse things, including trans fats and sugar alcohols.—Men's Health |
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BY THE NUMBERS
$1.6 billion Amount the Centers for Disease Control
has recommended states spend on anti-smoking programs annually.
$538 million Amount states actually spend per year.
$34 million Amount tobacco companies spend on
marketing each day.—Health |
