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What are trans fats and what foods have them?

If you look at the nutrition facts on something you bought at the grocery store, you might notice the words “trans fats.” They also are present in other foods that may not come with an ingredients label, like fried chicken. According to the American Heart Association, there are two types of […]

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The best ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 indoors

Login to where the story originally appeared Many factors play into the effectiveness of ventilation systems on COVID-19.  Shelly Miller is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. This story originally featured on The Conversation. The vast majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs indoors, most of it from the inhalation […]

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Are chicken eggs good or bad for my cholesterol?

Answer From Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D. Chicken eggs are an affordable source of protein and other nutrients. They’re also naturally high in cholesterol. But the cholesterol in eggs doesn’t seem to raise cholesterol levels the way other cholesterol-containing foods do, such as trans fats and saturated fats. Although some studies have […]

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Atrial fibrillation

Overview Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase your risk of strokes, heart failure and other heart-related complications. During atrial fibrillation, the heart’s two upper chambers (the atria) beat chaotically and irregularly — out of coordination with the two lower chambers (the ventricles) of […]