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… products that are low in unhealthy fat are still high in sugar, refined grains and sodium Serve fatty fish such as … with High Cholesterol (#68a) Healthy Eating to Lower High Blood Pressure (#68b) Iron and Your Health (#68c) Iron in …
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… the heart and brain. This can cause infections of the blood, muscles or lungs, and cause severe illness and tissue … include fever and redness of the skin, shock due to low blood pressure, diarrhea, vomiting, and severe muscle pain. … children, older adults, those with chickenpox, people with diabetes, chronic heart or lung disease, and people who are …
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… enough. This is because necrotizing fasciitis cuts off the blood supply to body tissue, and the antibiotics must be carried by blood to the infected site to work. Surgery, combined with … lung or liver disease, complications from alcoholism or diabetes Recent close contact with a person who had …
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… salmon). Listeria can grow in foods that are wet, salty or sugary and can grow even when the food is refrigerated. … Listeriosis can cause serious illness such as meningitis, blood infection and even death. Symptoms of meningitis … level of consciousness and seizures. Symptoms of a blood infection include fever, nausea, vomiting and severe …
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… processed meats can be convenient but tend to be higher in sugar, sodium and saturated fat. If you buy these foods, … compare products: Look at the percent daily value (%DV) for sugar, sodium and saturated fat and choose the product with …
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… your strength and balance, but it also increases energy levels, helps to keep your brain healthy and improves mood …
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… from heated tobacco products (HTPs) generally contain lower levels of harmful ingredients than smoke from cigarettes. … cancer-causing chemicals as cigarettes, at similarly high levels. Hookah smoking leads you to inhale more smoke … throat, sinus and stomach Heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure Dental diseases, including receding gums and …
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… or those who are waiting for one A stem cell transplant Diabetes, cystic fibrosis or a chronic cerebrospinal fluid … of the lining that covers the brain (meningitis), the blood (septicemia) and the lungs (pneumonia). Permanent …
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… Kidney disease, chronic liver disease such as hepatitis, diabetes, cancer or anemia Health conditions causing …
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… in a process called water fluoridation. Natural fluoride levels in the water supply are supplemented to an amount … and careful monitoring help maintain these fluoride levels. The maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) in the … or added during the water treatment process, fluoride levels should never exceed this level. Fewer than 4 percent …
