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" The Newest Cancer Fighter Add watercress to the list of superfoods that may keep cancer at bay. In a recent study, people who ate three ounces of the peppery green every day for eight weeks (about a cereal bowlful) had significantly higher blood levels of certain cancer-fighting antioxidants and better protection against cell changes that can lead to cancer. Toss in a salad or steam or stir-fry as a side dish. (Study: Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, University of Ulster) Cholesterol Buster? Garlic Stinks! Despite its reputation as a natural remedy for high cholesterol, garlic doesn&amp;#039;t work any better than a sugar pill. In the most rigorous study on the subject, researchers from Stanford medical school found that neither raw garlic nor the two popular supplement types (aged extract and powdered garlic) lowered bad LDL choles\u00ADterol in a group of almost 200 volunteers with moderately elevated levels. Garlic may yet prove effective as an anti-inflammatory and a cancer fighter, the researchers say; more studies are needed. Meanwhile, don&amp;#039;t stint on fresh garlic: If nothing else, it adds guilt-free flavor to fish, veggies, and other healthy foods. Pass (On) the Salt Nutrition guidelines say that we should get no more than 1,500 to 2,300 milligrams of sodium daily. Yet most of us consume up to double the recommended amount. Banishing the saltshaker can help, but only a little. The real villain is processed food. Here, some examples of how sodium levels can soar.   Fresh Processed Heavily Processed     Tuna, 3 ounces  (40 mg sodium)   Canned tuna,  3 ounces (287 mg)  Tuna salad, 1/2 cup  (412 mg)    Salmon, 3 ounces  (52 mg)  Canned salmon,  3 ounces (306 mg)  Smoked salmon,  3 ounces (1,700 mg)    Tomato, medium  (6 mg)  Stewed tomatoes,  1/2 cup (230 mg)  Tomato juice,  8 ounces (654 mg)    Pork, 3 ounces  (51 mg) Bacon, 2 slices  (370 mg)  Ham, 3 ounces  (1,128 mg)    Potato, medium,  baked (17 mg)  Potato chips,  1 ounce (149 mg)  Instant mashed potatoes,  1/2 cup (349 mg)    Cabbage, 1/2 cup  (6 mg)  Coleslaw, 1/2 cup  (178 mg)  Sauerkraut, 1/2 cup  (780 mg)    Peas, 1/2 cup  (4 mg)  Canned peas,  1/2 cup (214 mg)  Canned pea soup,  1 cup (918)    Help for Husbands Men who consume about six servings of vegetables daily are significantly less likely to develop an enlarged prostate than those who have fewer than two servings a day, reports a large multicenter study. Sound like a lot? A serving is as small as half a cup of cooked veggies, six baby carrots, or half a cup of spaghetti sauce. For variety, grill vegetables outdoors or roast with a little oil. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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