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Overeating May Raise Risk for Memory Problems

WebMD Health  Sun, 02/12/2012 - 15:05

senior man eating a cake

Older adults who eat between 2,100 and 6,000 calories each day are twice as likely to develop memory problems.


 

Bottom Line: Overeating Boosts Fat, Whatever the Protein Level

WebMD Health  Tue, 01/03/2012 - 17:58

low protein diet

Here’s a new study we really could have used before the holidays: If you are going to overeat, be sure your diet has enough protein.


 

Study: Some heart patients undoing drug benefits

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 03/12/2009 - 14:06

LONDON (AP) -- European heart patients are taking more medication than ever before to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol, but bad habits such as overeating and smoking are undermining the drugs, a new study says.

Despite big increases in heart patients on medication, most still have high blood pressure and nearly half have high cholesterol....