Anorexia nervosa is a severe mental health disorder where people fear weight gain. Those with the disorder have distorted body image and hold rigid beliefs their body is too big. They typically manage this through restricted ...
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The skin or peel of the jaboticaba berry (Plinia jaboticaba), a native of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, is usually thrown away because of its astringency (due to an abundance of mouth-puckering tannins), yet it can be ...
May 21, 2024
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Giving high-risk patients access to an obesity specialist through their regular primary care clinic increased their chances of receiving at least one evidence-based weight-management treatment, and led to more weight lost ...
May 21, 2024
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You've watched others shed pounds in a matter of weeks after taking one of the new blockbuster weight-loss drugs, so you decide to try one of the medications yourself, only to discover the needle on your bathroom scale barely ...
May 21, 2024
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Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer that has no cure. A recent chart study of patients with glioblastoma found that taking chemotherapy in the morning was associated with a three- to six-month increase in median survival.
May 20, 2024
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For many generations, society has embraced the idea that pregnant women are "eating for two." That adage is frequently invoked as mothers-to-be are encouraged to abandon diets and overindulge in every food craving in the ...
May 16, 2024
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The internationally recognized body-mass index (BMI) cutoff point for obesity may not be appropriate for middle-aged and older men and women (aged 40–80 years), according to research being presented at this year's European ...
May 14, 2024
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. With rates continuing to rise, there is an urgent need to identify new modifiable breast cancer risk factors. New research led by the University of Bristol suggests ...
May 14, 2024
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While weight-loss medications are having a positive effect on many Americans' health, it is important to also talk about nutrition. Not just the "please eat healthy and exercise" narrative (despite its truth), but making ...
May 13, 2024
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Yoga focused on breathing, meditation, and relaxation is linked with symptom improvement in patients with heart failure, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2024, held 11–14 May in Lisbon, Portugal.
May 13, 2024
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