“Over the years, food companies began using the rule as a “loophole” to add new substances — including natural sweeteners, preservatives, and ingredients that enhance the texture of foods — that the agency had not fully vetted.”... Read More
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Diets Don’t Work for Weight Loss
Numerous studies have documented the link between weight loss attempts and future weight gain.... Read More
New Alzheimer’s Findings Offer a Reason to Smile
Regular exercise improves blood flow to the brain, promotes the growth of new brain cells, and helps reduce inflammation, all of which are crucial for brain health. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of developing dementia by about one-fifth. This number comes from some analysis that combined the results of 58 studies on exercise and dementia. ... Read More
Breast Cancer: Lifestyle Tweaks May Save Lives
While it didn’t affect the chemotherapy dose intensity, the diet and exercise intervention was linked to a higher pathologic complete response (pCR) in patients with certain breast cancer subtypes.... Read More
Outsmart Heart Disease
Adopting a healthier lifestyle lowered the risk of early-onset coronary artery disease by more than 14 times in individuals with the highest genetic predisposition. ... Read More
Fountain of Youth?
Fountain of “Meh” Fountain of youth? Sorry. Your multivitamin is not going to make you Benjamin Button. Do you remember that 2008 Brad Pitt film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?... Read More