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A case-control study in Iranian women found that higher adherence to a healthy plant-based diet significantly reduces breast ...

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Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

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A UK advisory committee concluded that non-sugar sweeteners may help adults lose a small amount of weight in the short term ...