Taking Care of Your Brain
We all misplace things and forget words now and then Minor changes in memory and thinking (known as cognitive decline) are a normal part...
Menopause and Bone Health
Q: I’m going through menopause. Should I be taking calcium and vitamin D supplements for my bones?
A: Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, endocrinologist, professor of medicine,...
Eating More Frequently Does Not Impact Markers of Appetite or Inflammation
There are dietary recommendations for how many calories one should eat daily and what foods are the best choices to provide those calories, but...
Making Healthy Eating Easy
Knowing how to make healthy dietary choices and actually doing it can be two different things. Creating new habits and patterns around shopping, cooking,...
Study Confirms Ultraprocessed Foods are Bad for Health
A recent study reviewed results from 45 pooled analyses on the health impacts of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs). Together, these studies include 9.9 million participants....
Data Suggest Any Activity is Better Than None for Stroke Prevention
The results of a meta-analysis suggest any amount of physical activity is better than none.
The review, which pooled results from 15 studies involving...
Curbing Food Cravings
We need to eat. Our bodies cannot function without the calories, nutrients, and fluids foods provide. But there are many other reasons we eat....
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Recommendations to Limit Red Meat for Cardiovascular Health Upheld by Large Study
Dietary guidelines recommend limiting consumption of red meat (beef, pork, and lamb) to lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and generally support good health....
Mindfulness Training Can Help Improve Eating Patterns
It can be difficult to stick to dietary changes. A randomized controlled trial found that mindfulness training can help.
The study gave home blood-pressure monitoring...