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Your standard cholesterol test may be missing one of the most important clues about your heart health.
Most men walk out of their annual physical thinking they know where they stand on heart health. You got your cholesterol checked, the numbers looked fine, and your doctor said see you next year. But here's what that routine panel may not be telling you: a growing body of research suggests that a marker called ApoB could be a more precise predictor of cardiovascular risk — and most men have never even heard of it.
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Research suggests that what you eat while taking antibiotics may matter just as much as the medication itself — and sugar could be making things worse.
Most people know antibiotics can upset your stomach. But new research suggests that eating sugar while you're on a course of antibiotics may deepen the damage to your gut microbiome — the trillions of bacteria that keep your digestion, immunity, and even your mood running smoothly. Here's what the science says and what you can do about it right now.
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