More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
