Eating More Healthy Fats May Extend Life

For years, experts have preached the gospel of eating healthy fats

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Follow Us         Featured Eating More Healthy Fats May Extend Life, Study Suggests For years, experts have preached the gospel of eating "healthy" fats and limiting "unhealthy" fats. Now, a new study contends that if people worldwide began to eat healthier fats, there... Read more ...  News Most U.S. Restaurant Meals Exceed Recommended Calories: Study Calorie-counters beware: A new study reports that more than nine in 10 U.S. restaurants are serving meals that exceed the recommended calorie limit for a single meal. And that's just... Read more ... Slow Heart Rate Doesn't Mean Early Death Risk: Study People with a slow heart rate don't have an increased risk for heart disease, a new study suggests. A typical heart rate for an adult at rest is 60 to 100 beats a minute, but in some people... Read more ... Schools Offering Drinking Water May Have Slightly Slimmer Students Offering water in school cafeterias appears to promote modest weight loss as kids choose it over milk and other drinks, researchers report. In schools with so-called water jets, which... Read more ... Health Tip: Get Stretching Stretching is great for your muscles, but take steps to make sure you're doing it properly to help avoid injury. The Mayo Clinic suggests... Read more ... Health Tip: Learn About Vitamin C Vitamin C has a history of being touted for its immune system-boosting properties. Besides citrus fruits, the vitamin also is found in tomatoes, strawberries, potatoes, red and green... Read more ...  Drugs and Medications torsemide (Demadex) Torsemide is used for the treatment of edema (water retention) due to congestive heart failure, kidney disease, chronic kidney failure, or... Read more ... Men's Health Center MedicineNet's Men's Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various men's health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides a man through the stages of his life, as well as learning the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home