Eating lots of junk food during pregnancy or while breastfeeding may make childhood obesity more likely, a new study suggests.

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Make room in your pantry for a new batch of disease-fighting products: foods fortified with sterols and stanols, plant compounds proven to protect your heart. Sterols and stanols are found naturally in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and oils. Adding 2g of either to your daily diet can help lower your total cholesterol by about 10% — often within 2 weeks, according to numerous studies published in both American and European medical journals.

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Even though we are supposedly living in a health conscious society, there are more overweight and obese people than ever before. Since many of us are trying to change our diet and live a healthier lifestyle, we buy health books and magazines and find ways to cook more balanced meals. We also limit our sugar and fat intake and become increasingly aware of nutritional labels and the vitamins and minerals that we need.

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If you are sick, it is of the utmost importance to get rid of the cause of your disease. Don’t just fight your symptoms. Roger French in his book “The man who lived in three centuries” described the problem accurately: “Consider a garbage can. If the can is full of garbage, there will be rats and flies around it.

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