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The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee says in a new report that Americans should shift to a pattern of eating that includes more plant-based foods.

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Nutrition Panel: Egg With Coffee Is A-OK, But Skip The Side Of Bacon

8:13pm February 19, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

A panel of top nutrition experts is recommending that Americans adopt a more plant-based diet and eat less meat and sugar. It also found that most people are not consuming too much cholesterol.

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Fresh data show that Vytorin, a combination pill for cholesterol, cuts the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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Controversial Cholesterol Drug Redeemed By Global Clinical Test

9:16am November 18, 2014

by Scott Hensley

Merck's Vytorin reduced the risk of heart attack and stroke more than a cholesterol-lowering statin alone. The findings come from an international study of more than 18,000 people in 39 countries.