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Compounds in Coffee May Help Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Study Finds

A new study reports that polyphenols in coffee may offer protection against type 2 diabets. pocketlight/Getty Images Researchers say black coffee can help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. The findings of a new study suggest that people who regularly drink caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee benefit from some of the beverage’s naturally occurring polyphenols.

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Body Fat More Accurately Predicts Heart Disease, Death Risk Than BMI

Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass index (BMI). Experts say BMI doesn’t differentiate between weight

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Heart Attacks No Longer a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. Here’s What Is Instead

Heart disease overall has decreased by 66% since 1970, but it remains the leading cause of death among Americans. Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images Heart attacks have become more survivable in the past 50 years, and are no longer the leading cause of heart disease-related deaths, a new study reports. As heart attack deaths fall, fatalities

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