In the US, nearly 1,000 deaths each day are linked to poor diets. Now scientists at Tufts University have identified ten foods that create either the highest risk of dying from heart disease, stroke or Type 2 diabetes or they are best at preventing these diseases. For all of you bacon-lovers and salty-snackers out there, you may not like what you read. Here are ten foods you should avoid or eat more of to cut the risk of early death.
Want to live long? Eat more—or less—of these 10 foods, according to new study
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