Health
Health advice for women at each stage of motherhood
Everyone knows that on Mother's Day, Mom's needs come first. But the rest of the year, mothers often put their health care on hold to focus on others.
May 12, 2023
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News tagged with healthy body weight
Overweight & Obesity
Does weight loss surgery harm adolescents' bones?
Sleeve gastrectomy (SG), where about 80% of the stomach is removed, is effective for treating obesity and its complications, but it has been associated with bone loss in adolescents. In a prospective study published in the ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Health
Is your exercise program heart-healthy?
You're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health?
Mar 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Following healthy lifestyle may reduce risk of long COVID
Women who followed most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy body weight, not smoking, regular exercise, adequate sleep, high quality diet, and moderate alcohol consumption, had about half the risk of long COVID ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Medications
Ozempic helps people lose weight, but who should be able to use it?
Semaglutide, sold in the forms of Ozempic and Wegovy, shot into public consciousness as an effective weight-loss medication last year, thanks to spruiking from social media influencers and people such as Elon Musk.
Jan 24, 2023
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Health
The last five kilos really are the hardest to lose. Here's why, and what you can do about it
Anyone who has tried to lose weight will be familiar with these nine frustrating words: the last five kilos are the hardest to lose.
Jan 17, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Protein Grb10 offers a potential new approach for treating obesity
For many people, keeping a healthy body weight can be a challenge. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among adults 20 years old and over, the prevalence of obesity is 42% in the U.S. Obesity-related ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Health
Walking 'Teabag style' for a few minutes a day could help adults meet physical activity targets
Adults could achieve global physical activity targets by walking inefficiently for just a few minutes each day, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.
Dec 21, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Residents of assisted living facilities lost significant, concerning weight during the COVID-19 quarantine
Older adults residing in assisted living facilities and quarantined to their rooms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lost significant weight, according to gerontology care providers and researchers from McGovern ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Health
A simple nutrition care program improves health and quality of life among aging adults at risk of malnutrition
Baby boomers are aging and the U.S. population is too. The proportion of U.S. adults 65-and-older grew more than a third since 2010 and now includes 54.1 million adults. To help the baby boomers maintain their quality of ...
Nov 2, 2022
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