History Of The Diet Links

Are You Getting Enough Heart Protecting Nutrients in Your Diet? (Carteret County News-Times)

(ARA) - If you have a family history of what's often referred to as "The Silent Killer," you owe it to yourself to take steps to protect your health.

It's her party: Queen has 8,000 subjects to tea (Boston Globe)

The times they aren't a changing. Not at Buckingham Palace, at least. Tea with the queen Tuesday looked much the same as it would have 140 years ago when Queen Victoria started the tradition: men in tails and top hats, women in floral dresses and elaborate hats. It resembled a scene from a 19th-century painting.

It's her party: Queen has 8,000 subjects to tea (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

The times they aren't a changing.

Give obese kids statin drugs, advises US pediatric group (Nutraingredients.com)

The move has stunned many pediatricians, one of whom stated the AAP should be embarrassed by its latest position. They are critical of the AAP's seeming willingness to discount the potential of diet and lifestyle to combat obesity and ward off heart disease.

New Cholesterol Guidelines (ThirdAge)

Though diet and exercise remain the first line of defense against heart disease, for those at highest risk for heart attack or stroke, cholesterol-lowering drug treatment has been shown to reduce coronary risk by as much as 30% and mortality by up to 20%. In 2004, the cholesterol guidelines were updated to recommend even lower cholesterol levels for those at high risk, along with more aggressive ...