Why Money Matters for Living Longer and Healthier
A new review shows that your family's income and education level affects your health from before you're even born until you're old. People with lower incomes …
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Can Eating Avocados Help Fight Body Inflammation?
Researchers looked at 14 high-quality studies involving 2,438 people to see if avocados could help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in the body—two …
Read MoreLiving Healthy Can Cut Your Risk of Early Death in Half
Researchers followed over 111,000 Korean adults for 18 years to see how healthy lifestyle choices affected their chances of living longer. People who did five …
Read MoreHow Good Nutrition Helps You Live Longer and Healthier
A major international group of nutrition experts came together to review what science tells us about how food choices affect not just how long we live, but how …
Read MoreHeart-Healthy Eating May Lower Metabolic Syndrome Risk
Researchers in Iran followed a group of adults over time to see if eating a heart-healthy diet could prevent metabolic syndrome—a condition where people …
Read MoreJunk Food Lacks Healthy Plant Compounds That Fight Body Inflammation
Researchers studied over 22,000 people to understand why ultra-processed foods (like packaged snacks and fast food) might be bad for our health. They …
Read MoreTeen Health Problems Often Come Together—Here's Why
Researchers studied over 15,000 Chinese teenagers to understand why some develop multiple health problems at the same time. They found that teenagers face …
Read MoreHow Moving to the City Changes Your Gut Bacteria
Researchers studied how moving from rural villages to cities affects the bacteria living in your stomach and intestines. They compared indigenous communities …
Read MoreWhy Young Indonesians Are Getting Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers studied nearly 3,000 Indonesian teenagers and young adults to understand a health condition called metabolic syndrome—a group of problems like high …
Read MoreHow Healthy Habits Help Cancer Survivors Stay Well
Cancer survivors often face extra health challenges after treatment ends. A new toolkit called the Lifestyle Medicine Cancer Risk Reduction and Survivorship …
Read MoreHow AI is Helping Scientists Understand Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting—eating during certain times and fasting during others—shows promise for improving health and preventing diseases. Scientists are now using …
Read MoreWhat Older Adults in China Eat Affects Their Heart Health
Researchers studied 1,399 older adults living in mountainous areas of northern China to understand how their eating habits affect their health. They found that …
Read MoreWhy Your Weight Matters More as You Get Older
Researchers followed over 2,500 older adults in China for 5 years to see how their weight affected their blood pressure and blood sugar levels. They found that …
Read MoreEating Healthy Foods May Lower Your Risk of Epilepsy
Researchers looked at data from thousands of Americans to see if eating a healthier diet could help prevent epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures. They …
Read MoreHow AI Apps Help People Stay Healthy and Prevent Disease
Researchers looked at 22 studies from 2019-2024 to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help people live healthier lives. Most AI tools …
Read MoreCan Glucosamine Pills Help Prevent Serious Diseases?
Researchers followed over 269,000 people for nearly 14 years to see if taking glucosamine supplements (commonly used for joint health) might help prevent …
Read MoreCan Food Really Be Medicine? What Science Says
Doctors and hospitals are increasingly using special food programs to help prevent and treat diseases like diabetes and heart disease. These "Food is Medicine" …
Read MoreWhy Immigrants' Eating Habits Change and How It Affects Their Health
When people move to a new country, they often start eating differently—usually eating more processed foods and less of their traditional meals. A new review of …
Read MoreWhy Truck Drivers Face Higher Health Risks and What Can Help
Researchers studied 197 long-haul truck drivers in Canada to understand why they have higher rates of excess body fat and lower fitness levels. The study found …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet Feeds Your Gut's Healthy Bacteria
Researchers studied how different foods affect the tiny organisms living in our stomachs, called gut bacteria. They found that people who ate a Mediterranean …
Read MoreWhy Body Fat Matters More Than Weight for Inflammation
Researchers studied 550 Indian doctors to understand how body composition and diet affect inflammation in the body. They discovered that people with higher …
Read MorePlant-Based Diet with More Dairy May Help Lower Uric Acid Levels
Researchers studied how a sustainable, plant-based eating pattern called the Planetary Health Diet affects high uric acid levels in the blood—a condition that …
Read MoreNew Ways to Keep Probiotics Alive in Your Gut
Scientists are working on better ways to deliver probiotics—the good bacteria that help your health—to your gut. The problem is that most probiotics die before …
Read MoreGut Disease Rising Fast in East Asia: What You Need to Know
Researchers studied inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—a painful condition affecting the digestive system—across five East Asian countries from 1990 to 2021. …
Read MoreEating Healthy Helps Teachers Avoid Multiple Health Problems
Researchers studied over 10,000 schoolteachers in China to see if eating healthy foods could prevent multiple health problems at the same time. They found that …
Read MoreVitamin E May Help Protect Your Lungs from COPD
Researchers looked at 10 different studies involving over 65,000 people to understand if vitamin E helps prevent or treat COPD, a serious lung disease that …
Read MoreWhy Some Americans Struggle to Afford Healthy Food and What It Does to Their Health
A new review of recent research shows that millions of Americans don't have reliable access to nutritious food, and this problem is getting worse. The study …
Read MoreMost Chinese Adults Eat Too Much Meat, Not Enough Vegetables
Researchers surveyed over 60,000 adults in China to understand what people actually eat compared to what doctors recommend. They found that about 68% of people …
Read MoreCooking Skills and Healthy Living: A Powerful Combo for Better Health
Doctors are discovering that teaching people how to cook healthy meals works better than just telling them what to eat. This review looks at how combining …
Read MoreTomato Juice May Help Reduce Body Inflammation in People With Obesity
Researchers wanted to see if drinking tomato juice could help reduce inflammation in people with obesity, since inflammation is linked to many health problems. …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet Fights Body Inflammation Better Than Regular Diets
Scientists looked at 33 studies involving 3,476 people to see if the Mediterranean diet reduces inflammation in the body. They found that people eating …
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