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Mediterranean Diet Linked To Lower Risk Of Death In Women

Mediterranean Diet Linked To Lower Risk Of Death In Women

The Mediterranean Diet is ranked among the best to follow for its numerous health benefits and is gaining popularity for these reasons. Now a long-term study from Mass General Brigham and Women’s Hospital published in JAMA adds to these benefits, finding that the Mediterranean Diet is linked to a lower risk of early death in …

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The Green Mediterranean Diet May Be Twice As Healthy As Mediterranean Diet

The Green Mediterranean Diet May Be Twice As Healthy As Mediterranean Diet

A randomized controlled clinical trial led by Prof. Iris Shai of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, an adjunct Professor from the Harvard School of Public Health and an honorary professor at the University of Leipzig, Germany published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that the green Mediterranean diet which is …

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Those With Fatty Muscles Are More Prone To Cognitive Decline

Study Finds That Diet Pills And Skipping Meals Will Not Help Weight Loss

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the level of fat within a person’s body muscle (muscle adipose) may indicate the likelihood of experiencing cognitive decline as they age; finding that 5-year increase in fat stored in the thigh muscle was a risk factor for cognitive decline and this …

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