My last SharePost mentioned a recent University of California study that reported moderate exercise, teamed with a healthy diet, reduced the risk of death from breast cancer in women with early-stage disease by a whopping 50 percent. For the purposes of this study, moderate exercise equaled about three hours a week of brisk walking; and a “healthy diet” was defined as eating at least five servings a day of fruits and vegetables.
So, how’s your diet?
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