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Eating more green vegetables may aid heart health, reduce risk of obesity, diabetes In three new studies, researchers from the UK find that nitrate - a chemical found in green vegetables - may aid heart health and reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes.

"The lesson is that to have a healthy brain when you're 70, you need to eat right and exercise when you're 50," says study leader Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "There is a substantial cognitive decline associated with diabetes, pre-diabetes and poor glucose control in people with diabetes. And we know how to prevent or delay the diabetes associated with this decline."

"Selvin says the results underscore the importance of using a combination of weight control, exercise and a healthy diet to prevent diabetes. Even losing just five to 10 percent of body weight, she says, can keep someone from developing diabetes."

Diabetes in midlife linked to significant cognitive decline 20 years later People diagnosed with diabetes in midlife are more likely to experience significant memory and cognitive problems during the next 20 years than those with healthy blood sugar levels, new research suggests. The study is believed to be the longest of its kind following a cross-section of adults as the…