Healthy lifestyle choices even more important

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Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital offer these six tips:

  • Keep a normal body weight
  • Exercise
  • Eat a healthy diet
  • Avoid drinking too much alcohol
  • Avoid over-the-counter pain relievers
  • Take regular folic acid supplements

    The study found of these six lifestyle factors, the most critical is maintaining a healthy weight.

    More information can be found in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

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