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Poor Diet Tied to Nearly Half of US Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes

About 45 percent of deaths from heart disease, stroke and diabetes could be blamed on a poor diet, Reuters reports. Ensuring that you eat the right amounts of certain foods could prevent this, the news agency said — with 10 dietary components that can make or break your diet. My food pyramid in my updated nutrition plan addresses the need to eat heart healthy foods — and is exactly the inverse of the original USDA food pyramid, featuring healthful fats and vegetables on the...