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Friday, October, 30, 2009

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Health Encyclopedia: Diet And Disease

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There are nutritional and dietary elements that have proven relationships to certain diseases or conditions. For additional information on FDA-approved health claims, refer to nutrition labeling.


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This article addresses the following:

  1. Calcium and osteoporosis
  2. Fiber and cancer
  3. Fruits, vegetables, and cancer
  4. Fiber and coronary heart disease
  5. Fat and cancer
  6. Saturated fat, cholesterol, and coronary heart...
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Expert & Community Posts

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High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...Approximately one in every 14 children was diagnosed with elevated blood pressure (both... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure Drugs: Top 3 Effective Treatments
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...blood pressure drug for the initial attack against elevated blood pressure.   Physicians... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure Anxiety - How to Cope with It
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...blood pressure anxiety is not a direct cause for elevated blood pressure; if the episodes are... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure and Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...they can cause physical damage the same as chronic elevated blood pressure can.   The National... Read more »

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...would like to review some of the primary causes of High Blood Pressure. In most cases, there is... Read more »

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How to Use This Site
...HighBloodPressureConnection.comLearning that you or someone you love has high blood pressure can be frightening. Elevated blood pressure can put you at risk for heart disease. If you've been... Read more »
Salt and High Blood Pressure
In one word, potassium. Nearly 95% of the high blood pressure in the world is known as primary, essential, or idiopathic hypertension. It is called this because no clear underlying cause can be... Read more »
Stress: Complications
...In fact, a 2001 study has linked for the first time a higher risk for stroke in adult white men and elevated blood pressure during times of stress.Effect on the Immune SystemChronic stress affects... Read more »
Have you or a loved one just been diagnosed with high blood pressure?
If you have high blood pressure, also called hypertension, it means that you have elevated levels of pressure of blood in your arteries. Prolonged periods of high blood pressure can cause serious... Read more »
Avoiding High Blood Pressure
It is estimated that 1 in every 3 Americans has hypertension, more commonly referred to as high blood pressure. These numbers are cause for much concern. High blood pressure is a major risk factor... Read more »

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