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5 Dietary Tips to Boost Heart Health
"Fighting heart disease isn't about getting a test once a year. It's about what you do on the other 364 days," -- Dr Susan Bennett, director of the Women's Heart Program at George Washington University.
by Neharika Sabharwal - August 27, 2011

Given that heart disease is the leading killer of men and women worldwide, nothing matters more than taking good care of it.

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POSTED August 25, 2011 - 11:42 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Lowering cholesterol without medication

If you thought that statins was the only way to manage cholesterol levels, here’s more. Ditching the low-fat diet and munching cholesterol-lowering foods could do the trick, researchers say.

Cutting down on the low-fat diet and taking in diet rich in cholesterol-friendly foods, such as plant sterols, soy protein, fiber and nuts, help lower LDL (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), or "ba

POSTED February 1, 2011 - 14:14 | POSTED BY Neelam Goswami

Super Bowl loss can be deadly for heart, mainly for female fans

Football fans are gearing up for Sunday’s Super Bowl. But a new study warns that watching your favorite team lose the Super Bowl can be hazardous to a fan's health.

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According to the study, emotional stress that some die-hard fans experience during a Super Bowl loss could prove deadly.

Super Bowl loss can be deadly
The study, based on mortality rates in Los Angeles County surrounding the defeat of the-then hometown Rams in 1980, has revealed that the death rate dramatically increases for both younger and older individuals after big sporting events like the Super Bowl in which LA teams played.

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