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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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TTUHSC's Duke Appiah, Ph.D., and a team of collaborators recently completed a study to see if the presence of excess visceral and pericardial fat results in a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes for women who breastfeed.

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