Inactivity, being overweight, and overloading on starchy, sugary foods: It’s a lifestyle recipe that may nearly triple a woman’s risk for deadly pancreatic cancer. How to cut that risk? Get regular exercise, aim for a healthy weight, and skip the white bread, potatoes, and high-sugar sodas and juices.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

 Should you take extra vitamin E? Not if you’re hoping it will help prevent heart disease, say researchers. Among healthy men and women age 40 and older, a daily vitamin E supplement had no effect on the normal, progressive hardening of the arteries that comes with age.

Circulation

 For most people, brushing teeth after every meal just isn’t possible. When you can’t brush, protect your teeth by ending your meal with cheese. Studies show that cheese lowers the pH in your mouth, which helps prevent cavities. Good choices include: cheddar, Swiss, blue, mozzarella, and even plain old American.

Journal of Dental Hygiene