Calorie deficit explained: Is it a safe, sustainable approach to weight loss?
Looking to lose weight? There always seems to be a trendy new method. But whether you’re practicing intermittent fasting, tracking your meals, or taking a…
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A guide to the DASH diet
No doubt you’ve heard about the DASH diet, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. It has appeared near the top of healthy diet…
Harvard study links ultra-processed foods to higher rates of cognitive decline, dementia
If you’re concerned about keeping your brain healthy as you age, here’s one more reason to take a hard look at what’s in your pantry:…
Prediabetes diet: How to help prevent progression to diabetes
A prediabetes diet is an eating plan that may help prevent prediabetes from turning into full-blown diabetes. Many different foods can fit into this style…
What is the “gout diet”?
If you’ve been diagnosed with gout, you may have been handed an overwhelming list of foods to avoid. But in truth, the latest dietary recommendations…
COPD symptoms: How to spot them early
Darcy, a former smoker, blamed her chronic cough on a lingering cold. She noticed she was getting winded just climbing stairs and started cutting back…
Routine cancer screenings for older adults: Mammograms, colonoscopies, PSA tests, and more
If you’ve diligently undergone cancer screening tests for years, or perhaps decades, you might assume they should continue indefinitely — but that’s not typically the…
Increasing daily steps may boost surgical recovery
Surgery can take a toll on the body, and it takes time to recover. How quickly and successfully you return to normal function depends on…
Eating more soy and other legumes might ward off high blood pressure
Enjoy beans, peas, tofu, or edamame? Now there’s another reason to reach for them: consuming more soy products and other legumes is linked to a…
How PMOS (once called PCOS) affects women after menopause
The end of monthly periods ushers in a sense of relief for virtually every woman who reaches menopause. Women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS;…