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Date: 2024/12/10 - 04:00

Occasional Sweets Won’t Raise Cardiovascular Risk but Sugary Drinks Can, Study Finds

New research suggests that consuming sugar-sweetened drinks may raise your risk of cardiovascular disease, while eating the occasional sweet treat will not.

Date: 2024/12/09 - 17:00

Ultra-processed foods weaken muscles, raising osteoarthritis risk

Consuming ultra-processed foods can alter muscle quality by leading to the formation of intramuscular fat deposits, which, in turn, could increase knee osteoarthritis risk.

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Date: 2024/12/08 - 10:00

4 or 5-minute bouts of intense exercise may slash cardiovascular risk

Just 1.5 to 4 minute small bursts of high intensity exercise throughout the day may lower a person’s risk of major cardiovascular events, such as stroke.

Date: 2024/12/07 - 13:00

This Nurse Practitioner Lost 100 lbs Taking the Weight Loss Drug Contrave

Nurse practitioner Tim Nicaise tried everything to lose weight without success. Then his doctor prescribed the drug Contrave and his life changed.

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Date: 2024/12/07 - 10:31

Organ fat in midlife could heighten Alzheimer’s risk via inflammation

Excessive fat around organs in midlife could contribute to Alzheimer’s risk due through neuroinflammation, the results of three small studies have suggested.

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Date: 2024/12/07 - 01:30

Single mutation in H5N1 influenza surface protein could enable easier human infection

NIH-funded study finds risk of human infection continues to remain low.

Date: 2024/12/07 - 00:32

90-30-50 Diet for Weight Loss. Does the TikTok Trend Work?

The 90-30-50 diet for weight loss is going viral on TikTok. It involves eating 90 grams of protein, 30 grams of fiber, and 50 grams of fat per day, but is it effective? Here's what nutritionists think.

Date: 2024/12/06 - 18:31

Dark chocolate may help lower type 2 diabetes risk

Eating dark chocolate may help decrease type 2 diabetes risk, but milk chocolate does not offer similar protection, a recent study suggests.

Date: 2024/12/06 - 00:00

Zepbound Leads to More Weight Loss Than Wegovy in Head-to-Head Clinical Trial

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly says their drug Zepbound is more effective than Wegovy for long-term weight loss. Results from a clinical trial show 20% of participants who took Zepbound achieved significant weight loss compared to nearly 14% of participants who took Wegovy.

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Date: 2024/12/05 - 20:00

In five cancer types, prevention and screening have been major contributors to saving lives

NIH modeling study looked at the individual and combined impacts of cancer prevention, screening, and treatment.

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Last Updates

Occasional Sweets Won’t Raise Cardiovascular Risk but Sugary Drinks Can, Study Finds

Ultra-processed foods weaken muscles, raising osteoarthritis risk

4 or 5-minute bouts of intense exercise may slash cardiovascular risk

This Nurse Practitioner Lost 100 lbs Taking the Weight Loss Drug Contrave

Organ fat in midlife could heighten Alzheimer’s risk via inflammation

Single mutation in H5N1 influenza surface protein could enable easier human infection

90-30-50 Diet for Weight Loss. Does the TikTok Trend Work?

Dark chocolate may help lower type 2 diabetes risk

Zepbound Leads to More Weight Loss Than Wegovy in Head-to-Head Clinical Trial

In five cancer types, prevention and screening have been major contributors to saving lives