A person’s body fat percentage provides a better estimate of their risk for early death than their body mass index (BMI), a new study says.…
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Violence, addiction and abuse can keep children a step behind other kids when it comes to their education, a new study says. Children who’ve experienced…
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Alternatives to weekly injections of weight-loss drugs may on the way. A monthly dose of a new drug called MariTide helped participants in a phase…
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Fitness trackers aren’t accurately assessing the physical activity of people with obesity, a new study argues. Differences in walking gait, speed, energy burn and other…
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Heading the ball can be a dramatic, game-changing play during a soccer match. Unfortunately, soccer players pay a price every time they make this move,…
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Weighted vests have been touted as a potential means of warding off osteoporosis while losing weight. The idea is that the extra weight will promote…
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A new Chinese-developed GLP-1 weight loss drug could prove a new competitor to blockbuster drugs Ozempic/Wegovy and Zepbound, clinical trial results show. Ecnoglutide helped people…
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Want to lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes? Trade your diet soda for a tall glass of water, a new small-scale study argues. Women…
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Spending time outside walking, hiking or running is a great way to stay healthy during the summer. But before you jump into a new routine,…
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Throbbing, swollen knees hobble many seniors, but there are many solid means of treating knee arthritis that don’t involve meds, a new evidence review says.…
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next term involving a New Jersey nonprofit that runs anti-abortion pregnancy centers and is fighting a state…
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Struggling with low back pain? Slip on your walking shoes and start hoofing, a new study suggests. People who walked more than 78 minutes a…
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