Diet & Food
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2,000 steps to health
Just 20 minutes of extra walking daily can help protect high risk people from developing heart disease, researchers revealed today. Read more
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Vitamins "waste of money" – doctors
Vitamin and mineral supplements are a "waste of money", a group of doctors declared yesterday after a series of studies finding them failing to help prevent heart disease and cancer. Read more
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Apple proverb rings true
An apple a day is just as beneficial as the cholesterol drug statin for avoiding heart attacks and strokes, researchers say today. Read more
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Alarm as teens obsess about weight
Most girls in their early teens are scared of putting on weight or getting fat, British researchers warned today. Read more
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Vitamin clue to Hobbit success
Fantasy villains, in films such as the Hobbit, may be victims of vitamin D deficiency, a British doctor has claimed. Read more
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Heartburn drugs risk B12 deficiency
New findings indicate that use of proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 receptor antagonists is linked to vitamin B12 deficiency. Read more
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How healthy living cuts dementia risk
Living a healthy lifestyle plays a major part in staving off dementia, according to the findings of a major project in Wales reported yesterday. Read more
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Sunshine vitamin doubts raised
Experts today raise doubts about the effectiveness of vitamin D supplements to protect against acute and chronic disease. Read more
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New sugar crack-down call
The threat to health from poor teeth is a fresh reason for cracking down on sugary foods and drinks, it was claimed today. Read more
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Lifestyle link to ease of pregnancy
Living a healthy lifestyle before becoming pregnant can help women have uncomplicated pregnancies, according to a major new study today. Read more