Health
Can kimchi really help you lose weight? Hold your pickle. The evidence isn't looking great
Fermented foods have become popular in recent years, partly due to their perceived health benefits.
Feb 8, 2024
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Resolve to get healthier, lose weight? Setting BMI goal might not be best way
This is the time of year when Americans tend to make resolutions to eat better, get in shape, and maybe drop a few pounds. But many will be wondering what number should they aim for on the bathroom scale. For years the thinking ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Health
Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine
When you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and spin studio to get your sweat on with a cardio session? Or toward the free weights and strength-training machines to do some resistance training?
Dec 31, 2023
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Health
Research demonstrates beef meals result in higher muscle protein synthesis rates than vegan meals
Long-standing research has shown that consuming dietary protein stimulates muscle protein synthesis, which is a critical factor for building and maintaining skeletal muscle mass. Growing evidence has illustrated that animal- ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Medications
New research offers hope for reduced muscle wastage in cancer patients
Researchers from Trinity, in collaboration with Artelo Biosciences, have made a breakthrough in cancer cachexia. Their work shows that the drug ART27.13 protects against the muscle degeneration associated with colon and lung ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Cardiology
Evidence on higher rates of diabetes unclear in trans people, but data on higher rates of heart disease are clear
The latest data on the metabolic problems faced by trans people are presented at a session at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (Hamburg 2–6 October). While evidence on increased ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Lean body mass, age linked with alcohol elimination rates in women
The rate at which women eliminate alcohol from their bloodstream is largely predicted by their lean body mass, although age plays a role, too, scientists found in a new study. Women with obesity—and those who are older—clear ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Are midlife women doomed to gain weight?
Weight gain is a common complaint of midlife women, with more than two-thirds of midlife US women being over the ideal weight threshold. Aging-related metabolic changes promote weight gain in both sexes, but women face additional ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Can weekly prednisone treat obesity?
Obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet and that received prednisone one time per week had improved exercise endurance, got stronger, increased their lean body mass and lost weight, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Experts note rise in alcohol use among older adults
As the baby boomer generation moves into retirement age, it is expected that by the year 2034, older adults (ages 65 and up) will outnumber children in the United States for the first time in history. As the population ages, ...
Sep 27, 2021
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