| High-fiber diet linked to lower lung disease risk (Reuters) |
| Reuters - People who get enough fiber in their diets, particularly from whole grains, may have a lower risk of developing chronic lung disease than those who eat few high-fiber foods, a new study finds. |
| Diet, Exercise Can Improve Thinking (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- A good diet and regular exercise may help the mind function better, a new study suggests. |
| Pre-Diagnosis Diet Linked to Ovarian Cancer Survival (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy eating habits lead to longer survival for ovarian cancer patients, U.S. researchers say. |
| Gene test claims to show what diet works best (AP) |
| AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. |
| Plant-focused diet may curb breast cancer risk (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Diets high in vegetables, fruits and soy might cut the risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent, new research suggests. |
| Your best diet? It might be in your genes (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday. |
| A Cheek Swab to Choose Your Diet Plan? (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Wondering if you'd do better to cut carbs or fats to lose weight? A DNA test using a cheek swab may reveal which approach would work best for you, new research suggests. |
| Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Any one of three heart-healthy diets -- low-fat, low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean -- can reverse the thickening of artery walls that can lead to heart attack and stroke, an Israeli study indicates. |
| Study: High-fat diets raise stroke risk in women (AP) |
| AP - A moment on the lips, forever on the hips? A bad figure is hardly the worst of it. Eating a lot of fat, especially the kind that's in cookies and pastries, can significantly raise the risk of stroke for women over 50, a large new study finds. We already know that diets rich in fat, particularly artery-clogging trans fat, are bad for the heart and the waistline. |
| Study: High-fat diets raise stroke risk in women (AP) |
| AP - A new study finds a link between the amount of fat that women over 50 consume and their chances of suffering the most common type of stroke. |
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