Eating your way to health

Smart dietary habits are associated with reduced rates of heart attack, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and hypertension. Medscape has published a series of reviews with recommendations.

The bottom line?

  • Unhealthy diet contributes to 7 of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S.
  • Healthy dietary choices reduce the rates of many diseases
  • The benefits from a positive lifestyle could add up to 10 years to your life

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9/12/06 22:09 JR

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John Russo, Jr., PharmD, is president of The MedCom Resource, Inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of medical communications at www.Vicus.com, a complementary and alternative medicine website.