Your New Year: The 10 healthiest diets in America

 
Heart Disease NEWS AND VIEWS
January 6, 2009
fruits and veggies
A reporter talks to doctors and nutritionists about the 10 most healthy diets in America, including the Mediterranean diet, Weight Watchers, and the Step Diet.  Read more>
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In this article, experts give six ways people can exercise without knowing they're doing it.  Read more>
In the months before a heart attack or episode of severe angina requiring emergency treatment, only a small percentage of people seek medical attention for precursor symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath, Canadian researchers report.  Read more>
The economic recession has prompted many gyms to slash their prices, but how can you know if you're paying what you should for a gym membership?  Read more>
Getting a good night's sleep is good for the heart, according to results of a study released today.  Read more>
Home-based rehabilitation is no worse than hospital-based programs for helping patients get better after a heart attack or surgery to clear blocked heart arteries, and may be more accessible for patients, research from the UK shows.  Read more>
A smoking ban caused heart attacks to drop by more than 40 percent in one U.S. city and the decrease lasted three years, federal health experts reported on Wednesday.  Read more>
Find options for heart valve replacement.   Read more>
Quiz of the Week
Here's a quiz to see if you know how to eat out without blowing your diet and those precious lost pounds.
Today's Poll
What are your New Year's resolutions?
Your options are:
  • To start eating healthier
  • To work out more regularly
  • To start journaling
  • Other
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Jerry Kennard Health Writer
Whether your New Year's resolutions are about stopping smoking, taking more exercise or losing a couple of pounds, the common thread is positive thinking, expert Jerry Kennard says. Read more>

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