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Topic: heart health

Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff in "The White Lotus" and a Cerbera odollam tree (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Jouan/Rius / Gamma-Rapho / Fabio Lovino/HBO)

The truth of deadly "White Lotus" fruit

Elizabeth Hlavinka
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Another reason to avoid red meats

Eef Hogervorst, Emma O'Donnell - The Conversation
Intermittent fasting (Getty Images/Tetiana Kreminska)

Don't fear intermittent fasting just yet

Ashlie D. Stevens
Fresh food and vegetables at a Farmer's Market (Rodger Shagam/Getty Images)

Utilizing food to bolster heart health

Shannan M. Grant, Dayna Lee-Baggley, Andrea J. Glenn - The Conversation
(Getty/MilosBataveljic)

Why chickenpox can increase stroke risk

Andrew Bubak - The Conversation
Different Types Of Coffee (Getty Images/Avtor)

Why the human heart dislikes decaf

Troy Farah
Man clutching his chest from acute pain (Getty Images/Witthaya Prasongsin)

Yes, you can die of a "broken heart"

Nicole Karlis
(Getty/Justin Sullivan)

Are energy drinks affecting your heart?

Nicole Karlis
FILE - This June 14, 2011, file photo, shows the drug Lipitor at Medco Health Solutions Inc., in Willingboro, N.J. A new study shows very long-term benefits from even short-term use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (AP)

There's another type of bad cholesterol

Brian Mastroianni - Healthline
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

low sex from high fat

Robin Scher - Alternet
Cutting smoking reduces heart attacks (Mark Fairey)

Smoking kills your heart

Stanton Glantz - The Conversation
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