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Cutting Just 300 Calories Per Day May Keep Your Heart Healthy

That's the equivalent of about six standard Oreos. But this modest reduction in calories could have protective benefits for our hearts, a new study finds.
Just a modest reduction in daily caloric intake could have protective benefits for our hearts, new research shows.

Heart disease is the leading cause of disability and death worldwide. About 2,200 people in the U.S. die per day due to cardiovascular problems, or one every 40 seconds.

With that in mind, if you knew that you could help keep your heart healthy by eating just a little bit less every day — about six standard-size Oreos' worth of calories — would you?

Researchers have found evidence that just a modest reduction in our daily caloric intake in

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