Walking as Good as Running, If You Have Time
Can you get the same health benefits from walking as from running? As long as you walk for a longer time, to expend a comparable amount of energy, a new study says the answer is yes. And those health benefits are significant, whichever form of physical activity you choose, including reduced risks of high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels, diabetes and coronary heart disease.
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No More Meat Mysteries
New nutrition labeling for meat and poultry puts facts at your fingertips.How many calories are in that chicken breast? How much saturated fat does
7 Habits That Really Do Protect Your Heart
Celebrate American Heart Month by taking these simple steps for heart health. Making a number of small gradual changes towards lowering heart disease risk is a good and achievable goal.
Improve An Apple a Day Might Keep Cholesterol Healthier
New reason not to overlook antioxidants in apples health benefits.
Americans Cholesterol Numbers Improving
A new report has good news about Americans cholesterol levels
Hospital Meals Flunk Salt Test
A stay in the hospital could be bad for your blood pressure-and not just because
Fewer in US Have High Cholesterol
Despite our ever-widening waistlines, Americans are making progress on at least one front in the war on
Be Aware and Beware of What the Label Says
With questions raised about calorie counts, vitamins and fish, it pays to shop smart.
Wake-Up Call
Start the New Year right by resolving to start your day with a healthy breakfast. Its not an exaggeration at all to call breakfast the most important meal of the day, says Helen M. Rasmussen