Each serving of whole-grains may lessen heart failure risk by 7
percent among middle-aged African-American and white men and women,
according to findings from a long-term study.

Women who are heavy in their middle years are at greater risk of
Alzheimer’s disease, especially if they have large waists. However,
for men, being underweight during that period of life actually
increases the likelihood of developing the degenerative brain
disease, researchers report in the American Journal of
Epidemiology.