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American Heart Association Announces Benefits Of Fasting
ROBBINSVILLE - Are people who skip meals better off? Foregoing food for a day each month stood out among other religious practices in members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS or Mormons), who have lower rates of heart disease than other Americans, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions this past November.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions is the world's premier gathering devoted to cardiovascular research and medicine, and the 80th Annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions conference was attended by close to 27,000 scientists, cardiologists, medical researchers, surgeons, other medical professionals, exhibitors and media from throughout the world.
People who fast seem to receive a heartprotective benefit and this appeared to also hold true in non-LDS people who fast as part of a health-conscious lifestyle. For more information about this study or the latest research findings and consumer health information for you and your family, call the American Heart Association at 1- 800-AHA-USA1, or visit the Web at www. americanheart.org.
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