Diet & Food
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Fatal effects of TV viewing
Couch potatoes who spend their leisure time in front of the TV increase their risk of heart disease hour by hour, researchers warn today. Read more
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Boost healthy food – NICE
Sweeping changes to food policy in Britain could save tens of thousands of lives a year, government health advisers said today. Read more
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Tea benefits need healthy lifestyle – expert
British experts have urged the public not to substitute tea and coffee drinking for a healthy lifestyle. Read more
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Twin insight into Mediterranean heart booster
Men facing a genetic risk of heart disease can help themselves by eating a healthy "Mediterranean" diet, researchers have reported. Read more
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Boiled coffee for breast?
Drinking large amounts of boiled coffee may help protect elderly women against breast cancer, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Doctors urged to link weight and sexual health
Obesity has wide-ranging effects on sexual health, researchers say today. Read more
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Genes blight sunlight boost for some
Some people are resistant to the sunlight vitamin which plays a key role in bone health, researchers revealed last night. Read more
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Hay fever exam hazard alarms specialists
Teenagers who suffer from hay fever are massively disadvantaged during the exam season, doctors warned today. Read more
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Call for midwife training on obesity
Pregnant women who are overweight need the same kind of support as has been used to persuade smokers give up, experts warned yesterday. Read more
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Burger link to asthma
Children who eat too many burgers may be placed at risk of developing asthma, researchers warned today. Read more
