Dr. Emilio Ros, director of the Lipid Clinic, Endocrinology and Nutrition Service at Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical trial. Could a walnut-supplemented diet improve health?... Read More
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Does Alcohol Consumption Cause Weight Gain?
The National Institutes of Health describes the scope of alcohol consumption in the United States: Over 85 percent of adults have consumed alcohol in their lifetime. Just under 70 percent report consuming alcohol during the past year, and 55 percent had alcohol within the last month.... Read More
How a Body Clock May Cause Obesity
Obesity is a chronic disease that is increasing in prevalence worldwide. It is a major contributing factor to poor health in most countries. The numbers in the United States are disturbing: Obesity has increased progressively from 23 percent from 1988 to 1994 to 42 percent from 2017 to 2018.... Read More
1 Key to Living Longer
1 key to living longer. I give you the most extensive population-based study examining the link between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and telomere length in middle-aged women. Recently, I... Read More
How You May Lower Cholesterol with Nuts
How you may lower cholesterol with nuts. Can you use nuts to lower your risk of heart disease? Today we explore growing evidence pointing to nuts as helping to reduce the... Read More
Optimize Sleep to Lose Weight, Say the Experts
So what happens with inadequate sleep? Can it affect your weight? Health and well-being are at risk for the one in three Americans who don’t get adequate sleep. Chronic sleep inadequacy is associated with depression, type 2 diabetes, heart disease. Metabolic syndrome, and more. And yes, get short or poor-quality sleep, and you are more likely to be overweight or obese.... Read More