For decades many women used hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Current research on HRT has found that HRT:
1. Did not prevent heart disease
2. Should be used to prevent osteoporosis
3. Is useful with complementary therapies
4. Causes breast cancer
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HRT does not prevent heart disease. To prevent heart disease women should avoid smoking, re-duce fat and cholesterol intake, limit salt and alcohol, maintain a healthy weight, and be physi-cally active.
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